Sentences with phrase «affects human agriculture»

Bugs often get a bad rap from people, even though they are vital to our ecosystems and are crucial for pollination, which in turn affects human agriculture.

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The conclusion is that not only rain but also agriculture and human utilization of trees, bushes and land affect the plants recovering.

«The findings of our paper have relevance to the understanding of ballistic properties affecting hunting success anywhere in the world people lived during the 99 percent of human history that falls between the invention of stone tools more than 3 million years ago in Africa and the origins of agriculture,» Fitzhugh said.

And overall, climate change now affects agriculture, human health, ecosystems, water supplies and the livelihoods of people, according to a major 2014 report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

«We tend to measure the impact of human activity based on the area it affects on a map, but mountaintop mining is penetrating much more deeply into the earth than other land use in the region like forestry, agriculture or urbanization,» said Emily Bernhardt, a professor of biology at Duke and co-author on the study.

Warinner will discuss how major events, such as the invention of agriculture and the advent of industrialization, have affected the human microbiome.

Known from virtually every South and Central American country and major West Indian Islands, Wasmannia auropunctata is a nuisance for crops and agriculture and affects humans, domesticated animals, as well as wild animals like elephants and leopards.

Although the assumption is often made that agriculture was in every respect an improvement upon the human condition, anthropological research shows that if our Paleolithic ancestors were able to survive accidents, infection and childbirth, their longevity was similar to that of the modern human, but without many of the chronic degenerative diseases that affect us now.

For over two decades, Maisel has rigorously photographed aerial perspectives of landscapes affected by industry, agriculture, urban sprawl and other forms of human intervention.

For nearly three decades, Maisel has created rigorous, captivating aerial photographs of landscapes affected by industry, agriculture, urban sprawl, and other forms of human intervention.

Extreme events affect every aspect of society and nature including human health, energy, transportation, agriculture, ecosystems, and water resources.

Burning fossil fuels, creating emissions through industrial agriculture and destroying «carbon sinks» like wetlands and forests that sequester carbon are already affecting the planet in many ways detrimental to the health and survival of humans and other life.

[18] The report determines that manmade greenhouse gas emissions will accelerate sea - level rise, increase the intensity and frequency of extreme weather, and warm the planet at an unsustainable rate, adversely affecting everything from human and ecosystem health to transportation, forestry, and agriculture.

Characterization of how societal choices influence long - term trends in climate and air pollution (having adverse affects on human health in urban areas, and on agriculture in farming areas) are our primary goals.

Or you can read: «Climate Change: Impact on Agriculture and Costs of Adaptation -LSB-...] The results of the analysis suggest that agriculture and human well - being will be negatively affected by climate chAgriculture and Costs of Adaptation -LSB-...] The results of the analysis suggest that agriculture and human well - being will be negatively affected by climate chagriculture and human well - being will be negatively affected by climate change»

These changes and other climatic changes have affected and will continue to affect human health, water supply, agriculture, transportation, energy, coastal areas, and many other sectors of society, with increasingly adverse impacts on the American economy and quality of life.3

The most affected sectors, meanwhile, will be water (especially in the dry tropics), agriculture (particularly in low latitudes), human health in countries with low adaptive capacity, and ecosystems such as coral reefs, sea - ice biomes, mangrove swamps, salt - marshes, tundra, boreal and mountain systems.

Sectors affected by climate changes include agriculture, water, human health, energy, transportation, forests, and ecosystems.

Agriculture, energy demands, and human health, among other activities, can be affected by extremely high or low temperatures and by extremely dry or wet conditions.

Climate change affects the sources of ozone precursors through physical response (lightning), biological response (soils, vegetation, biomass burning) and human response (energy generation, land use, agriculture).

Thirty years to establish a climate state seems a long time, as within that period there may be notable shifts to a number of different prevailing patterns of cold / warmth / wet or drought that, on a human scale affects agriculture and horticulture by impacting on what crops may be grown successfully, may affect the tourism season, may cause a consumer to use more or less energy in their home, and also impact on nature by affecting the populations of wild life and vegetation.

The study reports that climate change impacts are apparent now in every region, and are affecting aspects of society and natural systems including agriculture, human health, water, energy, and transportation.

Human emissions of reactive sulfur and nitrogen, derived from fossil fuel combustion and agriculture, have led to increased deposition of strong acids (HNO3 and H2SO4) and bases (NH3) to the ocean, hence affecting seawater pH (Doney et al. 2007).

Habitat Loss, Invasive Species, Human Activity the Main Threats The main threats birds face are similar to what any species faces, really: Land conversion to agriculture (73 % of species affected) and direct of indirect human use of biological resouHuman Activity the Main Threats The main threats birds face are similar to what any species faces, really: Land conversion to agriculture (73 % of species affected) and direct of indirect human use of biological resouhuman use of biological resources.