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.
Not exact matches
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.
All the resources
used by humans, with the exception of minerals and petroleum, are dependent upon four
ecological systems: grasslands, croplands, forests and fisheries.
The term organic refers to an
ecological and sustainable farm management
system that prohibits the
use of genetic engineering, synthetic fertilisers and pesticides, antibiotics and artificial growth hormones.
Commonwealth environmental water will be
used to maintain
ecological health and resilience of the Darling Anabranch
system.
The establishment of semi-natural habitats within organic
systems and the avoidance of pesticide
use contribute to maintaining the biological connectivity and the larger
ecological web, which benefit both agriculture and nature conservation.
Stewart Ibarra and her colleagues
use a social -
ecological systems (SES) approach to conduct their research.
Hence, researchers have emphasized the
use of non-chemical means of control, with a hope that Mother Nature will kindly accept these exotic species as a part of the
ecological system.
The rise of industrial
systems in the past century has transformed the majority of the terrestrial biosphere into intensively
used anthromes dominated by novel
ecological processes.
They then
used a modeling approach developed by Scripps ecologist George Sugihara and colleagues to detect cause - and - effect relationships in
ecological systems.
The discovery demonstrates the value of
using microbial
systems to investigate
ecological and evolutionary questions, and has strong implications for our understanding and even treatment of infectious diseases.
«Women
used to play a role in the
ecological system.
In 2004, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
used extensive economic and
ecological data to create a
system of «no - take» protected areas that conserved at least 20 % of every habitat while covering only 33 % of the region.
Scientists in Australia are trialling a carbon capture
system that turns emissions into green building materials, while a consortium led by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland says it has created a more economical and
ecological carbon capture
system for
use at power plants.
This integrative, multidisciplinary team will consider feedbacks between climate,
ecological, and human belief
systems using a quantitative modeling approach.
Global positioning satellites (GPS); remote sensing for water, minerals, and crop and land management; weather satellites, arms treaty verifications; high - temperature, light - weight materials; revolutionary medical procedures and equipment; pagers, beepers, and television and internet to remote areas of the world; geographic information
systems (GIS) and algorithms
used to handle huge, complex data sets; physiologic monitoring and miniaturization; atmospheric and
ecological monitoring; and insight into our planet's geological history and future — the list goes on and on.
Maintaining a sustainable community
using a systematic approach enables the meeting of multiple objectives benefitting
ecological systems and human populations, who are dependent on the stability of them.
The internship along with the training students receive
using an «
ecological systems framework,» which, Savitz - Romer notes, honors «multiple contexts in which children and adolescents learn and develop» really sets C.A.S. apart.
By
using a blended approach you can easily run a few seminars live, in class, and the remaining ones by
using a videoconferencing app, you can also distribute your class materials through the Learning Management
System (LMS), which is both simple and more
ecological.
Using the best available scientific knowledge and advancing that knowledge, the WWF works to preserve the diversity and abundance of life on Earth and the health of
ecological systems.
They developed the
Ecological Paper Printing and Ink Collector (EPPIC)
system recycles and reuses printed - paper and its ink created by binding an organic renewable pigment to a graphene sheet with a large surface area made
using nanotechnology.
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.
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.
As the coming century of global warming threatens to accelerate the extinction crisis, we believe the highest and best
use of public lands is to provide safe harbor for species by protecting the
ecological systems upon which they and we ultimately depend.
Ways to reduce fossil fuel inputs to food
systems include the
use of farm machinery powered by renewable electricity or farm - produced biofuels; the localization of food
systems to reduce transport (perhaps entailing vertical urban agriculture); the adoption of organic and
ecological production practices to reduce the need for nitrogen fertilizer, pesticides, and herbicides; and an overall reduction in the consumption of highly processed foods.
This effort is a critical component of NOAA's research into the future of the earth as a
system under the influence of anthropogenic forcing to better understand how emissions of carbon dioxide from fossil fuels, land
use decisions and climate and
ecological interactions will determine future carbon dioxide levels and the corresponding climate change.
According to GFN, if we don't rapidly shift things, by 2030, we'll be
using the equivalent of two Earths» worth of natural resources and
ecological services, and the pressure put on these natural
systems could possibly lead to significant damage to the long - term biocapacity of the planet, which will then negatively affect the amount of resources available for our ever - growing population.
«When
used correctly,» he said, «this crop protection product is safe for operators, consumers and the environment and fulfills the international criteria with regard to
ecological systems.»
Information, order and knowledge in economic and
ecological systems: implications for material and energy
use
He is the recipient of the 2007 Achievement Award from the Connecticut Chapter of the American Planning Association for «integrating complex
ecological systems into regulatory land -
use decision - making.
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.
Indigenous knowledge of customary and traditional water
use are identified (such as the high value cultural and
ecological water
systems and areas)
Uses an
ecological and social - justice framework to view the client in context, apply evidence - based practice with cultural sensitivity, and plan interventions across multiple
systems (individual, family, and community).