Sentences with phrase «ecological theory»

This is an area of ongoing research, though we can start by looking at how ecological theory plays out in larger organisms.

My background as an environmental activist and my interest in ecological theories helps me posit scenarios for reinhabitation of a wounded planet.

In this sense Rodman is correct in calling the Whiteheadian contribution to ecological theory extensionist.

The stochastic spatial processes interfere with the classic ecological theory of predictable dependence, resulting in de facto independence.

When, however, two similar species live side by side and utilize the same food, habitat and other resources, this often leads to one of the species outcompeting the other, according to traditional ecological theory.

The authors tried to use a controversial ecological theory (called neutral theory) to quantitatively describe these patterns.

Pearson studies biological invasions as a means for testing ecological theory.

Through a new Phytobiomes journal review paper, titled «Translating Phytobiomes from Theory to Practice: Ecological and Evolutionary Considerations,» Drs. Christine Hawkes and Elise Connor in the Department of Integrative Biology at the University of Texas propose applying ecological theories to improve the process of microbial technology development.

Indeed, much more rapidly than ecological theory predicts.»

«Current ecological theory states that, as ecosystems approach critical thresholds (also referred to as tipping points), they become more unstable and respond more acutely to external perturbations.

Such assumptions should be scrutinized for empirical reasons, but also because they contradict basic ecological theory.

Emphasis on marine ecological theories, processes, and methods necessary to distinguish the ecological impacts caused by human activities from those caused by natural disturbance and other processes.

Voluntary and involuntary minorities: a cultural - ecological theory of school performance with some implications for education.

From this perspective there is continuity between social and ecological theory.

It's the exact same process, so the same ecological principles and ecological theory that's used in restoration ecology can be used in medicine.

Using an ecological theory that relates the rate at which an organism consumes resources to the density of that resource — known as the «functional response curve» — the researchers showed that damaging invaders have consistently higher curves than natives.

- Create a complementary resource to An Integrated Approach to Defining a System - Level Theory of Action for Formative Assessment focused on an ecological theory of action for equity and formative assessment.

The evaluation is based on the socio - ecological theory and synergies - tradeoff model of forestry ecosystems goods and services.

Finally, the emphasis on the supportive environment for the curriculum draws upon social - ecological theories.

An ecological theory, integrating health promotion is proposed.

Drawing on Bronfenbrenner's ecological theory and prior empirical research, the current study examines the way that blogging and social networking may impact feelings of connection and social support, which in turn could impact maternal well - being (e.g., marital functioning, parenting stress, and depression).

According to socio - ecological theory, 18,19 sibling relationships, as with other relationships, vary as a function of family, peer, and individual factors that may also increase risk of psychiatric disorder.11, 18 Such factors include high levels of stress, 20 — 22 family violence, 22,23 peer victimization, 6 and children's internalizing and externalizing difficulties.23 A multivariate approach that adjusts for such factors is needed.