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1·The salt marshes and mud flats attract large numbers of waterfowl.

盐碱地和淤泥滩吸引来大量水鸟。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

2·Spartina modifies tidal mudflats, turning them into high marshes inhospitable to the many fish and waterfowl that depend on the mudflats.

米草属植物改造了沿海滩涂，将它们转变成了高海拔沼泽，变得不适合那些依赖滩涂的众多鱼类和水禽生存。

3·Most predators of waterfowl nests prey opportunistically on songbird nests, and removing these predators could directly increase songbird nesting success.

大多数水鸟的捕食者都有机会捕食鸣禽的巢穴，而消灭这些捕食者可以直接提高鸣禽筑巢的成功率。

4·Grassland songbirds often nest in the same grassland-wetland complexes as waterfowl, particularly in a certain part of those complexes, namely, upland habitats surrounding wetlands.

草原鸣禽经常在与水禽相同的草原湿地复合体中筑巢，特别是在这些复合体的某一部分，即湿地周围的高地栖息地。

5·Alternatively, small mammals such as mice and ground squirrels are important in the diet of many waterfowl-nest predators and can themselves be important predators of songbird nets.

另外，小型哺乳动物，如老鼠和地松鼠是许多水禽捕食者的重要食物，它们自己也可能是鸣禽网的重要捕食者。

6·Millions of waterfowl were killed at the hands of market hunters and a handful of overly ambitious sportsmen.

数以百万计的水禽死于贩猎猎人以及少数野心勃勃的打猎爱好者之手。

7·Millions of acres of wetlands were dried to feed and house the ever-increasing populations, greatly reducing waterfowl habitat.

为了解决不断增长的人口的吃住需求，数百万英亩的湿地都被抽干，从而极大地减少了水禽的栖息地。

8·Under this Act, all waterfowl hunters 16 years of age and over must annually purchase and carry a Federal Duck Stamp.

根据这项法案，所有16周岁及以上的水禽狩猎者必须每年购买并持有一枚联邦鸭票。

9·In 1934, with the passage of the Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act (Act), an increasingly concerned nation took firm action to stop the destruction of migratory waterfowl and the wetlands so vital to their survival.

1934年，随着《候鸟狩猎印花税法案》的通过，为阻止对迁徙的水禽以及对水禽生存至关重要的湿地的破坏，一个日益感到担忧的国家（指美国）采取了坚决的行动。

10·Removing waterfowl-nest predators could affect songbird nesting success through subsequent increases in small-mammal populations.

清除水禽巢捕食者可能会通过随后小哺乳动物数量的增加影响鸣禽筑巢的成功。