Assertion: plover's population | /r/CapableOf | recover to 20th century peak
Facets:
value: to decline as recreational use
type: CAUSE
value: to decline as human development
type: PURPOSE
value: in the 1940s
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Following passage of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act in 1918, the piping plover population recovered to a 20th century peak in the 1940s, only to decline again as human development and recreational use greatly intensified in coastal habitats.