Sentences with phrase «ecological science»

Scientific analysis of diatom oil has shown that it is very suitable for use as biofuel, says T. V. Ramachandra, a professor of ecological sciences at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) here who is working on this project with IISc researchers Durga Mahapatra and Karthick Balasubramanian, along with Richard Gordon, a radiology professor at the University of Manitoba in Winnepeg.
Seamlessly intertwining lyrical travelogue with ecological science, journalist Emma Marris explores conservation efforts worldwide, venturing from fragile island ecosystems in Hawaii to a seemingly primeval forest in Poland and Belarus.
«Sound ecological science is essential for our work in saving land and helping people and communities enhance their connections to the Hudson River.
Sellers obtained a bachelor's degree in ecological science from the University of Edinburgh, and a doctorate in biometeorology from the University of Leeds.
A new network of observatories aims to take ecological science to the continental scale in the next 30 years.
Others, like me, are convinced that no theoretical or empirical evidence exists for such a claim, and that a widespread belief in the existence of such a point of no return threatens to push ecological science and its application in the wrong direction.
Ecological science indicates clearly that a continuous stable solution to human life can not be maintained unless the global population of transport vehicles, livestock and humans are reduced.
The recent hype about declining moose populations is just one more example of global warming advocates hijacking and denigrating ecological science.
And we really act with more urgency, and more ecological science, than I think the average campaign organization.»
The emergency of ecological science, cosmology and molecular biology have led to systemic and transdisciplinary understanding where the universe is inside of us, and at the same time we are the universe.
We are beginning to see the Obama administration playing fast and loose with ecological science, letting political necessities overwhelm ecological concerns regarding corn based ethanol agrofuels.
«Sound ecological science has become a must for our work in helping communities and people enhance their connections with the Hudson River,» said Ned Sullivan, president of Scenic Hudson.
Dr Sellers gained an Ecological Science degree from Edinburgh University in 1976 before eventually gaining his Ph.D. from Leeds University in 1981.
From small transmitters used to study migration routes of butterflies to cameras in nest boxes recording breeding activities of great tits, state - of - the - art and expensive technical equipment is essential for today's ecological science.
The new study shows that non-experts were as good as experts at identifying human impact, a concept that has emerged from ecological sciences, in satellite land cover data.
The NSF sponsors the third workshop to initiate and maintain close consultation with the ecological sciences community.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) sponsors workshops to initiate and maintain close consultation with the ecological sciences community.
«A robust public dialogue to determine whether these types of technologies should be funded, developed and potentially utilized should begin now, with the concerns of the ecological science community and the public incorporated into the design and implementation.»
The forecasting experts did NOT say anything about how polar bears live, etc... or anything relating to ecological science; only that they forecasted poorly.
One that spans disciplinary boundaries (especially between the social and ecological sciences) and embeds researchers much more intimately in development processes.
Thankfully the ecological science and advocacy is raising reasonable questions regarding the sustainability of corn - based ethanol, soya and oil palm biodiesel, and even second generation industrial tree and grass plantation based biofuel and biochar production, given finite land, fertilizers and water; and in the face of exponential increases in population and demand for energy.
There are so many reasons to be revolted by their fear mongering and its denigration of ecological science, it's hard to know where to start.
ESM 260 - Applied Marine Ecology [4 units] Lenihan The application of ecological science to environmental problem - solving in marine ecosystems.
My opinion, which I tell my students, is that knowing the fundamentals, knowing the basics — whatever area you work in, climate economics or ecological sciences — addressing and studying climate change problems requires an interdisciplinary approach and sooner or later that person who is very much well - versed in the fundamentals of his or her own choice of areas will see the avenue directing to the major issue of climate change or climate science.
Thankfully the ecological science and advocacy is catching up with the hype and hucksterism.
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