Sentences with phrase «best aquatic ecosystems»

Boating tours take travelers to Guatemala's best aquatic ecosystems, including the Río Dulce and the mangroves around Monterrico.

Not exact matches

Moreover, chemicals in cosmetics and skincare that we rinse off can contaminate our water and aquatic ecosystems Conventional cosmetics and skincare products are made to last for a long time as well as withstand various environmental and storage conditions through the use of strong chemicals.

«Trout are one of the best indicators of healthy river ecosystems; they're the aquatic version of the canary in the coalmine,» says NRDC's Theo Spencer.

As fracking and refracturing become more common to make wells produce more oil and gas, it adds to an already fraught competition among agriculture, aquatic ecosystems, and municipalities for water supplies, the study says.

The conclusion is the overall news is good: Air quality regulation has benefited aquatic ecosystems in the Sierra Nevada, and controlling air pollution is benefiting nature in California.

Current studies include the exploration of Arctic deep - sea life under the ice, and the long - term observation of the effects of global warming on polar ecosystems as well as on hypoxic aquatic ecosystems.

Inventory activities include counting seals, documenting insects, spotting birds, examining aquatic invertebrates and using technology to better understand the varied ecosystems of these unique national parks in an urban area.

Activities included counting seals, catching insects, spotting birds, exploring and examining aquatic invertebrates, and using technology to better understand the diverse ecosystems across the parks.

Get a better understanding about the local ecosystem and the differences between terrestrial and aquatic worlds.

Joseph Bast, who works with the group, highlighted some of the group's conclusions in Forbes: There is little risk of global food insecurity owing to higher levels of CO2, as higher CO2 will greatly aid plant productivity; «No changes in precipitation patterns, snow, monsoons, or river flows that might be considered harmful to human well - being or plants or wildlife have been observed that could be attributed to rising CO2»; and little risk to aquatic or dry - land ecosystems.

• While the complex biological relationships among fisheries and other aquatic biota and physiological responses to environmental change are not well understood, positive effects such as longer growing seasons, lower natural winter mortality, and faster growth rates in higher latitudes may be offset by negative factors such as a changing climate that alters established reproductive patterns, migration routes, and ecosystem relationships (High Confidence).

Hydropower has some well - known environmental impacts, especially on rivers and aquatic ecosystems, but it produces few or no air contaminants, whereas burning natural gas emits many pollutants, including climate - changing greenhouse gases.

That's just on land; building the dam (and this is true for both large - scale and run of river projects) disrupts the aquatic ecosystem as well, both upstream and downstream.