Sentences with phrase «ecological services including»

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Ecological services derived include soil forming and conditioning, soil stabilization, waste recycling, carbon sequestration, nutrients cycling, predation, pollination and habitats.

«This kind of ecological study identifying a positive relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem services suggests that higher plant diversity will increase services from agroecosystems, and that has immediate implications for management practices and policies for sustainable agriculture, including Chesapeake Bay water quality,» Kaye said.

The certainty of the forecasts is particularly important as warming leads to shifts from temperate to subtropical drylands, which leads to changes in precipitation and soil moisture, which in turn has profound effects on ecological services, provided to humanity, including the viability of certain temperate agricultural systems.

Watersheds not only supply water for domestic use but also provide a multitude of ecological and cultural services, including water for irrigation and industry, shelter, habitats for biodiversity and, in very poor areas, sources of livelihoods.

Other participants include the Institut für sozialökologische Forschung (Institute for Social - Ecological Research, ISOE), the Deutsche Wetterdienst (German Weather Service), EUMETSAT (European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites) as well as a number of small and medium - sized companies.

Like Willits Charter School, the new district charter school will offer classes in ecological literacy and will provide opportunities in community and service learning, as well as project - based learning, including the integration of art, music, and the dramatic and performing arts, into a core - focused educational program.

Some screens compile this information via a questionnaire with numerical scoring (such as the Fish Invasiveness Screening Kit), while others assemble the data qualitatively (e.g. Ecological Risk Screening Summary, which has been used by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to assess many species, including the 43 in the aforementioned petition).

They spent one week at the Historic Lifeboat Station working with staff from Point Reyes National Seashore and the National Park Service, conducting research on ecological projects, including plant species distribution, hydrology profiling, and fish monitoring.

Mercer's Quality of Life index measures ten key categories, including: political, social, and economic environment, medical and health considerations, public services, transport, housing, recreation, education, and ecological quality (waste removal, water availability and cleanliness, etc.).

This article explains what the National Ocean Policy is, how it builds upon and is distinguished from past ocean governance laws, and what the NOP will need to succeed in effectively managing our coastal resources and preserving the value of our coasts, including the recreational and ecological services it provides.

«With an alliance of environmental NGOs, universities and private businesses, we're developing the capacity to significantly accelerate funding from markets supporting «Payments for Ecological Services», including carbon credits, wetlands banking, biodiversity banking, etc, and to direct that funding to the best ecosystem restoration projects as determined by solid science», he explains.