"Ecological systems" refers to the interconnected relationships between different living organisms (plants, animals, and microbes) and their surrounding environment, including non-living elements like air, water, and soil. These systems help maintain a balance in nature, where each element relies on others for its survival and well-being.
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In ecological systems, removing just one specific species from a food web can affect the whole ecosystem.
This Project is being designed to improve our understanding of the
complex ecological systems in which environmental water is managed.
On the contrary, there is a clear and vital connection between the impact of development strategies on questions of equity and on
local ecological systems.
«I've always been interested in the forces that
organize ecological systems, what affects the distribution and abundance of species,» she says.
«The results of this study are also unprecedented in their remarkable consistency across a very large set of vastly
different ecological systems throughout the world's oceans,» he adds.
Their environmental conservation efforts promote sustainability, protect
critical ecological systems and align conservation needs with human development.
These stories provide information about an Indigenous nation's territory through knowledge of use patterns and observations
about ecological systems and past events that have occurred through thousands of years of occupation.
This association of plants and animals in the tropical waters of the world is the most complex of all
ocean ecological systems, and it also represents the oldest ecosystem on earth.
Urban agriculture is part of the
urban ecological system and can play an important role in the urban environmental management system.
Specifically, he explores the psychological effects of individuals who choose to live simply («voluntary simplicity») and in a way to
preserve ecological systems.
It consists of 25 chapters covering a wide range
of ecological systems and socioeconomic sectors and activities.
Organic growers protect the environment and the entire
ecological system on which food production depends.
There is more detail about these in our Socio - ecological model (schools and families together)(Bronfenbrenner
Ecological Systems theory 1997)
Jerry Brunetti was managing director of Agri - Dynamics, a company engaged in
ecological systems approaches to livestock, crop and horticultural programs.
This coordinated response, although not intentional, can affect
ecological systems at the landscape scale.
Jerry specializes in understanding the impacts of human activities on the biogeochemistry of
ecological systems from local to global scales, using a combination of field studies and simulation modeling.
Organic Agriculture should be based on
living ecological systems and cycles, work with them, emulate them and help sustain them.
In 2005 the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, which monitors the state of the world's forests every few years, reported that 13 million hectares of global forests are lost annually, including 6 million hectares of what are described as primary forests - some of the most biologically
diverse ecological systems in the world.
I have adopted the same general framework in the description of «love affairs», migrations,
closed ecological systems and simplified stock markets,» Bagarello continues.
It is also clear that modest amounts of warming will have both positive and negative impacts, but above about 4 or 5 degrees Fahrenheit most impacts turn negative for
many ecological systems, and for most nations.
Interests: Understanding impacts of human activities on the biogeochemistry of
ecological systems using a combination of field studies and simulation modeling; conducts research at Harvard Forest LTER.
Like Hines, Rivers has consulted with scientists to create a vivid, moving depiction of the possible effects of human beings on the Earth's
fragile ecological systems and the very real threats of global warming.
With approximately 15 % of the world's population living in desert regions, Wright stresses the importance of his findings: «the implications for how we
change ecological systems have a direct impact on whether humans will be able to survive indefinitely in arid environments.»
Under the auspices of the Jefferson Project, IBM has teamed up with Dublin City University Water Institute to launch a pilot program that uses the Internet of Things combined with advanced analytics to monitor and
manage ecological systems.
That just as all the products we use came into existence through a mind, these being consistent with reality, so likewise of not only the earth with its
marvelous ecological systems, but all the universe by which we keep time, from the passing of one day to the passing of one year allowing to keep track of time, that all these diverse, but harmonious systems are the product of a Supreme Designer for the benefit and enjoyment of mankind.
In 2002, he bought a property 138 miles from Paris and dedicated himself to learning about permaculture farming, a beyond -
organic ecological system.
Batavians for a Healthy River formed in 2003 to promote a
healthy ecological system along the Fox River watershed in Batavia and to inform the public on the negative impact of dams and other manmade encroachments along the Fox River.
However, many fear that offshore drilling in the challenging conditions of the north, and around sensitive and
understudied ecological systems, could spell disaster.
To maintain this status while growing its electricity system to serve millions of new customers, the country is planning a major expansion of hydroelectric power in the Amazon Basin — one of the most
important ecological systems in the world.
I researched the interaction in various areas between rabbits, arthropods, coyotes, plants, and weather information in order to determine how these factors interact with one another to create a
complete ecological system.
Though Martinsen and Schall are quick to note that they anticipate little danger to people from this newly discovered deer malaria, it does underline the fact that many human health concerns are connected to
wider ecological systems — and that understanding the biology of other species is a foundation to both conservation and public health management.
The study of island populations is particularly valuable for detecting the effects of predators on local prey species, because of the relatively closed nature of
island ecological systems (Blackburn et al., 2004; Swadling, 2010).