Sentences with phrase «ecological relationships»

She is particularly interested in the ways in which children use the varied data representations and their daily experiences to reason about complex ecological relationships.

The alterations have been greater under rapidly - climbing global temperatures, suggesting key ecological relationships could be disrupted in the future.

That wasn't quite what Smith was after; he wanted them to explore ecological relationships between organisms.

Ecological relationships of krill and whales have not been explored in the Western Antarctic Peninsula (WAP), and have only rarely been studied elsewhere in the Southern Ocean.

However, reliance by humans on cultural adaptations means that it is difficult to extrapolate from ecological relationships in other animals.»

Organic farmers use cover crops and sophisticated crop rotations to improve ecological relationships in the field.

«Give and take: Researchers analyze how nutrient pollution can negatively impact important ecological relationships.»

We know the passenger pigeon's most significant ecological relationship was with the trees from which it ate seeds, nuts, and fruits.

A symbiotic relationship is a close ecological relationship between the individuals of two (or more) different species that may, but does not necessarily, benefit each species.

This program houses pilot projects that exemplify an appropriate development path that honors the sacred ecological relationships and incorporates traditional practices into economic development.

The forms of these sculptures echo the chemical structures of pheromones released by red cedar trees and cedar tip moths, hinting at the complex ecological relationships that are often imperceptible to humans.

Geisen is one of dozens of European scientists who recently completed an extensive investigation, called CODENET, of the biology and the ecological relationships of several coccolithophorid species.

But Grinath thinks there is cause for concern: «These types of ecological relationships could unravel» if bears and their habitats aren't managed carefully, he says, and plant populations could change as a result.

Erwin and Valentine explore the roles that changes in the physical environment, ecological relationships, and developmental systems — as well as interactions among the three elements — played in the Cambrian explosion.

Furthermore, only recently have researchers been able to consider both the ecological relationships among krill predators (e.g., niche overlap) and the potential effects of climate change on those relationships, specifically as they relate to the availability of their krill prey [14].

We undertook a multi-disciplinary study to elucidate the ecological relationships between krill and baleen whales relative to oceanographic processes in the embayments of the Antarctic Peninsula at the onset of winter.

Todd is a certified California Naturalist interested in the ecological relationships that affect wild strains of worms used as model organisms.

since the early 1970s to study the complex biological and ecological relationships that influence the management or eradication of ticks and tick - borne diseases, he said.

Researchers have developed quantitative computer models of Rhipicephalus ticks since the early 1970s to study the complex biological and ecological relationships that influence the management or eradication of ticks and tick - borne diseases, he said.

While our food is rooted in a vast chain of ecological relationships, it's also part of an increasingly complex and problematic system of our own design.

To recognize and classify individuals, species and ecological relationships.

Information gathered from monitoring activities helps determine the effects the MPAs are having on the ecological relationships, biological communities and habitats within the MPA Network and the sanctuary.

Trophic relationship - The ecological relationship which results when one species feeds on another.

With a Wikipedia - style Web page detailing each organism's genome, geographic distribution, phylogenetic position, habitat, and ecological relationships, organizers hope the EOL will ultimately serve as a global beacon for biodiversity and conservation.