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.
Not exact matches
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.
And what about the entire
ecological system of things, that works in harmony with us as humans for life to exist,
from our atmosphere at 78 % nitrogen, 21 % oxygen down to the magnetosphere that comes
from within the core of the earth and protects us
from the sun's damaging electrically charged particles?
The second is more along the lines of author Frank Herbert, who explored in his Byzantine * Dune * saga just about every major
system of power dynamics
from religious / mystical to technological to political to tribal to financial to
ecological to physical.
Evolving our global food production
system so that it supports the economic well - being of farmers, as well as long - term
ecological stability, is not only the right thing to do — it is in the best interest for every single player in the supply chain,
from farmers in the most remote regions of the world to consumers in every major metropolis.
In 2002, he bought a property 138 miles
from Paris and dedicated himself to learning about permaculture farming, a beyond - organic
ecological system.
From an
ecological perspective, Mack's work will focus on predicting when
systems will be unable to recover following big disturbances, including wildfire, altering the function of ecosystems and resources that they provide to people.
Called the Taisei
Ecological Reproduction
System, it works
from the top down, breaking a building apart floor by floor.
In other words, what happens when you pluck BECCS
from the idealized realm of global carbon accounting and plop it into a real place, with patchwork lands, messy politics, and interconnected
ecological, physical, and economic
systems?
The Lukina Jama - Trojama is the deepest cave
system in Croatia, extraordinary for its vertical shape, long pits and great depth of -1392 m.
From an
ecological point of view this cave
system is extremely interesting for having three microclimatic layers: firstly entrance icy part with the temperature of about 1 °C, secondly, middle part with the temperature up to 2 °C and bottom part with temperature till 4 °C.
In
ecological systems, removing just one specific species
from a food web can affect the whole ecosystem.
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.
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.
Marilyn Roossinck of Pennsylvania State University, University Park, spoke with Sarah Crespi about the diversity of roles that viruses take on in
ecological systems,
from protecting plants
from drought to moderating nitrogen fixation.
I think the evidence is pretty clear that for instance, local, labor — intensive, low - input agriculture is the smartest option
from much of the world, both in terms of providing jobs, security, stability and food, and in making those
ecological systems robust enough to withstand the damage that's coming, that's already here.
The samples
from Indonesia were taken within the framework of the Collaborative Research Centre «
Ecological and Socio - economic Functions of Tropical Lowland Rainforest Transformation
Systems» (University of Göttingen).
Warming may push carbon more deeply into the soil The researchers collected samples dating back to 1989
from greenhouses at the Arctic Long - Term
Ecological Research site, the longest - running whole
system tundra warming experiment.
International efforts are currently underway in Antarctica to build long - term monitoring
systems for land and coastal organisms
from an
ecological conservation standpoint.
Abstract: Contemporary sustainability science and practice must embrace the complexity of social -
ecological systems and capitalize on the lessons learned
from the recent theoretical and applied a
Institute of Management in the Economic,
Ecological and Social
Systems received a delegation
from Ostfold University (Norway) and the University of Southern Denmark (Denmark)
from 23 to 28 October.
A particular challenge for science is the growing evidence that social -
ecological interactions across scales can generate regime shifts where profound and abrupt changes can occur in
systems ranging
from local ecosystems (such as lakes) to large biomes (such as the Arctic);
from local communities (such as farming
systems) to regional economic sectors (e.g., global fisheries).
This course provides an opportunity for detailed study of primate sensory
systems from an
ecological and comparative perspective.
From Wikipedia: Permaculture is a theory of
ecological design which seeks to develop sustainable human settlements and agricultural
systems, by attempting to model them on natural ecosystems.
We feature compelling stories on our food
system, local businesses, Indigenous food practices and food sovereignty, green architecture, and global
ecological issues
from a local perspective.
Ashwani Vasishth (USA) is an Associate Professor in Environmental Planning, and directs the Master of Arts in Sustainability Studies at Ramapo College and is also engaged with urban ecology projects
from within a social -
ecological -
systems perspective, at http://sustainablejc.org.
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Ecological responsibility is nothing new for Porsche, as can be seen
from our efficient drive
systems, lightweight construction, optimized aerodynamics and low rolling resistance.
There is a wildness in the healthy functioning of biodiverse
ecological systems, and there is a different wildness that comes
from understanding that the world is full of things that aren't us.
We feature compelling stories on our food
system, local businesses, Indigenous food practices and food sovereignty, green architecture, and global
ecological issues
from a local perspective.
The topography and weather are extremely diverse: Hawai'i has 11 of the world's 13 climate zones, varied
ecological systems, and elevations range
from sea level to 13,967 feet.
It is a remarkable
ecological treasure evolved
from sand washed north
from the river
systems of New South Wales over millions of years.
We feature compelling stories on our food
system, local businesses, Indigenous food practices and food sovereignty, green architecture, and global
ecological issues
from a local perspective.
An abstract architectural structure composed of industrial materials and
ecological matter ranging
from aluminium scaffolding to grass turf and aquatic plants, the installation itself becomes a synthetic eco-system requiring its own life support
systems to sustain it within the gallery space.
The goals of the NYC Urban Field Station's Arts and Humanities Residency Program are to bring perspectives
from the arts and humanities to urban social -
ecological systems and to incubate new relationships with artists and writers to inform our research and land management.
Today's art world is understood as a
system no different
from other
systems — be they
ecological, economic, or political.
Ecological thinking views citizens and citizenship within co-defining relationships from the start, and by doing so it incorporates ecological impact into the picture it draws: as an element in a system, a citizen is both impacted by and has impact on th
Ecological thinking views citizens and citizenship within co-defining relationships
from the start, and by doing so it incorporates
ecological impact into the picture it draws: as an element in a system, a citizen is both impacted by and has impact on th
ecological impact into the picture it draws: as an element in a
system, a citizen is both impacted by and has impact on this
system.
She has a Ph.D. in ecology / biology
from the University of Michigan and worked previously as a field biologist, gaining first hand experience with the complex balance between the needs of people and the
ecological systems they depend upon.
The office, which receives a little more than $ 90,000 a year
from the state, provides information and conducts research on the impact of weather and climate on economic and
ecological systems.
The first is climate inertia — on very many levels,
from fossil lock - in emissions (decades), ocean - atmospheric temperature inertia (yet more decades), Earth
system temperature inertia (centuries to millennia) to
ecological climate impact inertia (impacts becoming worse over time under a constant stress)-- all this to illustrate anthropogenic climate change, although already manifesting itself, is still very much an escalating problem for the future.
At PIK, researchers in the natural and social sciences
from all over the world work closely together to study global change and its impacts on
ecological, economic and social
systems.
The harms
from the dangerous behavior are not mere inconveniences but potentially catastrophic destruction of life and
ecological system on which life depends;
by Judith Curry Health risks arise
from the interaction of uncertain future climatic changes with complex
ecological, physical, and socio - economic
systems, which are simultaneously affected by numerous other changes, e.g. globalisation, demographic changes, and changes in land use, nutrition, health care quality.
It arises
from a failure to make the cognitive leap
from ecological thinking — the science of the relationship between organisms and their local environments — to Earth
system thinking, the science of the whole Earth as a complex
system beyond the sum of its parts.
From the standpoint of public policy, therefore, scientists should not deny that climate change creates risks to humans and
ecological systems as long as those risks are scientifically plausible.
But, even if it was so, it would be normal variation (+ some effect
from CO2, Lindzer admits that much) in a real world of 6.8 billion people and a global socio -
ecological system with little inbuilt resilience.
From an urban planning perspective, that means seeing each site as a unique
ecological system; responding creatively to its natural and cultural landscapes; and enhancing the natural flows of nutrients, water, and clean energy that support life and regenerative growth.
Do you deny that all high ghg emitting developed nations under the UNFCCC has a duty to adopt policies that prevent harms
from climate change to human health and
ecological systems on which life depends which the nation is causing in other nations?
The most striking feature of urban agriculture, which distinguishes it
from rural agriculture, is that it is integrated into the urban economic and
ecological system: urban agriculture is embedded in - and interacting with - the urban ecosystem.
Do you deny that all high ghg emitting developed nations under the UNFCCC has a duty to adopt policies that prevent harms
from climate change to human health and
ecological systems on which life depends in other nations?
Ecological economists distinguished themselves
from neo-Malthusian catastrophists by switching the emphasis
from resources to
systems.