Sentences with phrase «ecosystem functions such»

They say the ability of biodiversity in these areas to support key ecosystem functions such as growth of living organisms and nutrient cycling has become increasingly uncertain.

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GOTS means inputs used in processing, such as dyes and inks, comply with strict biodegradability and toxicity requirements, factories have functioning wastewater treatment plants to protect local ecosystems and water supplies, products do not contain any allergenic, carcinogenic or toxic chemical residues and core International Labour Organization, ILO, conventions are adhered to.

As the human population climbs, these cumulative changes will ultimately affect our economies and our well - being, because natural ecosystems perform — free of charge — many functions which we take for granted, such as purification of our wastes, production of harvestable resources, regulation of our climate, and restoration of the oxygen that we breathe.»

To this end, they observe various facets of biodiversity, such as the size of populations, the characteristics of species or the functioning of ecosystems and analyse how they change.

Invasive plant species can be a source of valuable ecosystem functions where native coastal habitats such as salt marshes and oyster reefs have severely declined, a new study by scientists at Duke University and the University of North Carolina - Wilmington finds.

«By providing new insights into the functioning and future of global environments, we hope such studies will help us keep ecosystems healthy in a fast - changing world.»

However, research to date suggests that measures such as functional diversity or biomass of functional groups may not be directly related to ecosystem impact, due to spatial and ontogenetic changes in function.

Such animal declines will cascade onto ecosystem functioning.»

Coverage of areas specially conserved for biodiversity and ecosystem functions should be increased (at least to the Aichi Target 11 of 17 % terrestrial and 10 % marine area), with systems of conservation being democratized and based on integration of rights and responsibilities; in all kinds of land / water uses, activities that are ecologically damaging need to be modified or replaced; high priority should also be given to the regeneration and restoration of degraded ecosystems and the revival of populations of threatened species; equitable access (including through territorial and resource tenure) must be accorded to natural resources, with special focus on populations with high and direct dependence on such resources for their survival and livelihoods.

We read words such as «system,» «ecosystem,» «compelling way,» «function of a book.»

Functions such as split - screen multi-tasking, the Home app for any HomeKit - enabled devices you might have, iMessages and of course the richness of the App Store ecosystem will be present on both.

Where do humans hold the line on the flow of species, and where do they give in and fall back on sustaining the functioning of valued ecosystems instead of the mix of species within such systems?

However, this approach may not convey appropriately the impacts of nonradiative forcings on societally relevant climate variables such as precipitation or ecosystem function.

Ecosystem function - The processes and interactions that operate within an ecosystem, such as energy flow, nutrient cycling, filtering and buffering of contaminants, and regulation of popEcosystem function - The processes and interactions that operate within an ecosystem, such as energy flow, nutrient cycling, filtering and buffering of contaminants, and regulation of popecosystem, such as energy flow, nutrient cycling, filtering and buffering of contaminants, and regulation of populations.

Maintain & improve ecosystem function — The current paradigm of forest management has moved away from a debate about managing forests to address one societal need, such as downstream water supply, to recognition that management strategies need to address multiple challenges [29], [57].

Changes in carbon stocks and ecosystem function linked to anthropogenic activities such as land - use change and land management determine emissions and removals of GHG that are reported by countries for the IPCC Land Use, Land - Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) categories.

Evaluating trends of species decline / persistence in uniform ways, such as using techniques developed and in place by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), is especially important for non-charismatic species that may be essential in controlling ecosystem function, and for marine invertebrates.

But if such approaches are going to overcome the limitations of GDP, we'll need to reshape our entire economic system so that it literally functions like an ecosystem — with the outputs from one enterprise or industrial process becoming the inputs of another.

If that's just a bunch of international relations - speak to you, this is why this is important: The idea behind ecosystem services payments is that in exchange for preserving intact (or at least not entirely degraded) ecosystems, which perform valuable social functions such as improving air quality, flood protection, traditional medicines, sequestering carbon emissions, et cetera, nations should be compensated.

Such alterations in the spatial and temporal distribution of marine organisms ultimately drive subsequent changes in ecosystem structure and functioning [1,12 — 15].

As glaciers retreat, Demuth said the resilience is reduced, affecting both natural systems such as the way ecosystems function and human systems such as irrigation, hydropower and water for mining projects.

Functions such as split - screen multi-tasking, the Home app for any HomeKit - enabled devices you might have, iMessages and of course the richness of the App Store ecosystem will be present on both.

While it's not entirely integrated with Google's ecosystem yet, you know that it won't be long before it can do additional functions — such as read your last text message, scour old emails for reference, and even behave more like a human with some of its responses.