Providing their colonies are protected, wading birds like egrets are among the few wild creatures which benefit directly from intensive rice cultivation.

倘若他们的栖息地是受保护的，像白鹭这样的涉禽是少数直接从发达的水稻种植中获益的野生动物。

By intelligent labor and intensive cultivation they were able to restore much of the worn-out soil to its original fertility.

通过聪明的劳动和精耕细作，他们能够将大部分破旧的土壤恢复到原来的肥力。