Sentences with phrase «critical ecosystem functioning»

Removing too many herbivorous and predatory fish species deprives coral reefs of critical ecosystem functions and the capacity to respond effectively to other disturbances.

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Like many large vertebrates, orangutans play a particularly critical role in maintaining healthy ecosystem function.

The new study provides data to assist scientists in understanding how changes in the environment trigger long - term changes in coral reef growth and ecosystem function, which is a critical challenge to coral - reef conservation.

Studies on mild fluctuations in weather have provided support for the idea that higher biodiversity results in more stable functioning of ecosystems, but critical appraisal of the evidence from extreme event studies is lacking.

Without these tools, scientists are less able to link specific genes to cell behavior or determine how microbes interact within their environment and with one another — critical information for understanding how ocean ecosystems function.

Objective: To understand the first steps in the evolution of photosynthetic eukaryotes and the impact plastidial endosymbioses (involving cyanobacteria or unicellular algae) had on the genomes of these organisms that are critical to the functioning of ecosystems.

UNESCO report: The Threat to Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function of Proposed Hydroelectric Dams in the La Amistad World Heritage Site, Panama and Costa Rica English Español Highways to Hell: A Critical Examination of the Environmental Impacts of the Security and Prosperity Partnership 25 MB version 3 MB version The Bering Sea: A Biodiversity Assessment of VertebrateSpecies Greenwashing Risks to Baby - boomers Abroad

We will also undermine ecosystem functions (e.g., pollination which is critical for food production) and ecosystem resilience (when losing keystone species in food chains), as well as reduce functional diversity (critical for the ability of ecosystems to respond to shocks and stress) and genetic diversity that plays an important role for development of new medicines, materials, and sources of energy.

This 9 - day - long summer course intends to provide basic knowledge about the functioning of the Critical Zone and its relationships with ecosystem dynamics, focusing on aspects related to hydrology, soil geochemistry and weathering, vegetation dynamics and distribution, microbiota, biodiversity, ecosystem processes

Including littoral, wetland, and mangrove ecosystems, to seagrass beds interspersed with lagoonal reefs, to the outer barrier reef platform and oceanic atolls, this ecological gradient provides for a full complement of life - cycle needs, supporting critical spawning, nesting, foraging, and nursery ecosystem functions.

It highlights the critical functions of mountains and the implications of climate change for mountain ecosystems, water resources and livelihoods.

This framework considers the coping conditions and critical thresholds of natural and human environments beyond which external pressures (including climate change) cause harm to water resources, food, energy, human health, and ecosystem function.

We will also undermine ecosystem functions (e.g., pollination which is critical for food production) and ecosystem resilience (when losing keystone species in food chains), as well as reduce functional diversity (critical for the ability of ecosystems to respond to shocks and stress) and genetic diversity that plays an important role for development of new medicines, materials, and sources of energy.

The region is critical for scientific research, for studying how marine ecosystems function and understanding the impacts of climate change on the ocean.

That was a startling possibility for many reasons, not the least being that the Amazon is the richest single ecosystem left on the planet, and functioning as a major carbon sponge is only one of the critical roles it plays.