Sentences with phrase «because ecosystem functions»

As organic farmers can not use synthetic substances (e.g. fertilizers, pesticides, pharmaceuticals) they need to restore the natural ecological balance because ecosystem functions are their main productive «input».

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«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.

As the human population climbs, these cumulative changes will ultimately affect our economies and our well - being, because natural ecosystems perform — free of charge — many functions which we take for granted, such as purification of our wastes, production of harvestable resources, regulation of our climate, and restoration of the oxygen that we breathe.»

That level of interest is encouraging to him and other researchers because ecosystems are so complex that once certain species, functions or ecosystem processes are lost, there's no getting them back — at least not using current techniques or knowledge.

Far less limiting than GTA's urban metropolises, which — because so much of those cities» interior spaces were inaccessible — always felt constructed out of paper houses, Red Dead Redemption's settings are fully, thrillingly alive, their functioning ecosystems, sudden dramatic occurrences, and operative economy all helping to create a sense of participating in a universe that operates independent of (rather than revolves around) you.

This is especially troubling because Amazon used the free Send to Kindle function as a marketing ploy to get users to switch to their ecosystem.

«We need to preserve these ecosystems because human well - being is so reliant on healthy well - functioning systems,» she said.

Roberto came to believe that a society functions because every individual is connected to every other individual through a vast ecosystem of healthy interconnected social networks.