Sentences with phrase «affect entire food webs»

But Wirgin says this points to how urban evolution could affect entire food webs.

«The earthworm invasion has altered the biodiversity and possibly functioning of the forest ecosystems, because it affects the entire food web as well as water and nutrient cycles», says Dylan Craven, lead author of the study.

In contrast, changing fishing practices — so that unwanted fish are no longer captured — had dramatic effects in the model which affected the entire food web, with major benefits for birds, mammals, and fish stocks.

Increased acidity is bad news for coral reefs and creatures whose shells are made from calcium carbonate, but how does it affect the entire food web?

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Thus entire food webs and ecological processes are affected — unseen − during the night.

Both marine and freshwater species are affected by acidifying water in ways that disrupt the entire food web, scientists warn

«This loss of top predators could hold serious implications for the entire marine ecosystem, greatly affecting food webs throughout this region,» said the lead author of the study, Francesco Ferretti, a doctoral student in marine biology at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia.

Both marine and freshwater species are affected by acidifying water in ways that disrupt the entire food web, scientists warn