Sentences with phrase «effects of soil»

The second part of our study (Sect. 4) focuses on the effects of soil moisture variations on North American vegetation and wildfire occurrences.

As the ecology of high alpine lakes changes, Vuille is also concerned about the effects of soil degradation in the surrounding wetlands.

In the sensitivity analysis, simulated effects of soil texture on GPP were evident on both sites at the end of the study period, but the importance of soil texture was particularly pronounced on site I between 2001 to 2005 and 2006 to 2009.

Of all the factors where uncertainties in forest hydrology and runoff remain, perhaps the most significant were the effects of soil types, long - term climate variability, and climate change.

George Burr had conducted his doctoral research in the deserts of Arizona and Utah, studying the effects of soil chemistry and climate on the distribution of plants and the quality of their sap.

The recent study on the anti-anxiety effects of the soil microorganism Mycobacterium vaccae in animals [93] suggests that we would do well to broaden our considerations of the classically defined beneficial microbes, that is, beyond that of exclusively the Lactobacilli and Bifidobacteria genera.

But separating out the effects of soil condition, such as moisture and acidity, has been difficult.

She's particularly interested in the effects of soil type and fertilizer on the plant's ability to reproduce.

The source of this improved predictability is based on a combination of factors, including tropical climate variability, global climate change and the natural filtering effects of soils.

What's been lacking is a side - by - side analysis that isolates the effect of soil quality on yield.

However, our study also shows that the effect of soil biodiversity on ecosystem functions may be greater in areas with higher precipitation.

This longer predictability of soil water condition relies on the natural filtering effect of soils, which is explained by the accumulation of precipitation amount rather than the individual precipitation event.

Harp DR, Atchley AL, Painter SL, Coon ET, Wilson CJ, Romanovsky VE, Rowland JC (2016) Effect of soil property uncertainties on permafrost thaw projections: a calibration - constrained analysis.

«The models also showed that modest global warming may produce a higher CH4 emission, but that this effect may be reversed by larger increases in temperature, due to the effect of soil moisture depletion.»

Not exact matches

While most winemakers focus on the quality of the grapes and the effect that soil and weather conditions have had on each year's harvest, Lee and his partners — Mardonn Chua (who like Lee has a biotech background) and Josh Decolongon (a sommelier)-- view the creation of wine as a chemistry experiment, bonding a combination of amino acids, sugars, ethanol and other elements together.

What they do not explain is that Law's initial infusion of money led to a fluorescence of employment and prosperity, for the early effect of providing money is like watering plants that have been living in parched soil.

In effect we see him asking for some of the soil of Israel, as much as can be carried by two mules, so that he can make a little bed of soil on which to build an altar to the Eternal.

Those who make the effect of prayer on material conditions the test of its efficacy have little rootage for their ideas in New Testament soil.

An increase, that is, until one tallies the current costs of stripping soil, pouring on chemicals and ingesting hormones, antibiotics and fat, and the effects of irradiation.

«The administrative independence of the Indian church can not be effected by the imposition of a machinery essentially foreign in its conception and execution, but by making room for simpler and spontaneous organizations natural to the soil».17 They pleaded for the development of an Indian type of Christianity embodying Indian ideals.

Cuijpers, Willemijn and Burgt, Geert - Jan H.M. (2013) Effect of Field Treatments against Root - Knot Nematodes on Soil Suppressiveness against Fusarium oxysporum f.sp.

Physical, chemical and biological properties of soil can take over a year to fully take effect.

In addition to the lipid research, Cyndi has been working to develop sustainable feeding strategies by enhancing forage quality through soil amendments and recently completed research on the effects of fodder feeding on rumen function.

IRRI has released 230 improved rice varieties that produce more grain, are pest resistant, and tolerant of the effects of climate change such as flooding, drought, and salty soil.

«The key benefits of organic - based fertilisers are that they contain a readily available nutrient supply; they result in better nutrient utilisation; they stimulate soil micro-organisms, they reduce nutrient losses into the environment; they buffer the acidifying effect due to compost; they increase Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC) of soils, and they contain naturally chelated trace elements within humus», says Paul Baguely, PG Ag Consulting.

Proponents of shade cultivation say environmental problems such as deforestation, pesticide pollution, habitat destruction, and soil and water degradation are the side effects of the practices employed in sun cultivation.

Today, development of new rice varieties is focused on adaptability to the effects of climate change, specifically, flooding, soil salinity, and drought.

Henriette: «Good agricultural practices farmers can adopt to better cope with the effects of climate change include things like planting shade trees, implementing efficient irrigation methods and covering the soil with compost to make it more resilient.»

The effects of organic agriculture on faunal biodiversity have been studied particularly for soil fauna and for birds.

The review of relevant research conducted by Stolze et al. (2000) concludes that under European conditions organic agriculture has beneficial effects on the characteristics of soil organic matter because the soil organic carbon content is higher on organically farmed soils than on conventional ones.

This framed canvas is the famous photo of the side lining up before their last match on English soil, complete with spot - coloured red for dramatic effect.

Not only do we need healthy soils to grow the food that feeds us, if we treat our soil right it can help us dramatically reduce the effects of climate change, while increasing yields and improving soil health.

Soil sampling began in backyards last week to gauge the effect of Tonawanda Coke's illegal air pollution in the Town of Tonawanda, Kenmore and Buffalo.

We owe it to these men and women living in all of our communities to ensure they are cared for as they face the health effects of helping this country during and after one of the worst attacks on U.S. soil.

He wants to track the long - term effects of the chemicals by incorporating specialties like hydrology and soil science.

To explore what these new findings could mean for soil carbon storage in a warming world, the team compared output from a soil model that includes the effect of temperature on microbial lifespan to models unaffected by temperature change.

«The goal was to identify which soil characteristics have a greater effect on the persistent presence of chronic wasting disease in the five counties,» says Sheena Dorak, lead author of the study and research associate with the Illinois Natural History Survey.

The findings suggest that effective new greenhouse gas controls could help lessen the effects of climate change on the release of carbon from soils of the northern permafrost region and therefore decrease the potential for a positive feedback of permafrost carbon release on climate warming.

«Most of the scientific research and legislation efforts have focused on graywater's health risks, while less attention has been given to its environmental outcomes, including its effect on soil properties,» says Prof. Amit Gross, head of the Department of Environmental Hydrology and Microbiology in the Zuckerberg Institute.

The relatively flat ground and rocky soil of the research sites within the Blacks Mountain Experimental Forest in California's Lassen National Forest, where the Cone Fire burned, may have reduced negative effects associated with ground disturbance, leading researchers to caution applying their findings to areas where soil disturbance from logging is greater.

Tangible effects nearby also appear: clinking our peat soil by water extraction is also a form of land degradation, leading to more carbon dioxide emissions, and therefore triggering climate change.

The indirect effects of rising atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) levels, such as changes in soil moisture and plant structure, can have a bigger impact on ecosystems than previously thought.

Scientists have recently used the Canadian Light Source (CLS) to evaluate the effects of various sources of supplemental nitrogen fertilizer on the chemical composition of soil organic matter.

So far, no exact data existed as to the changes in humus stocks of Alpine soil over the years, and any calculations to this effect are rather imprecise.

The Warming Meadow's radiators raise average soil temperatures by about three degrees Fahrenheit, decrease growing season soil moisture by up to twenty percent and advance the spring snowmelt date by up to a month in order to simulate predicted effects of climate change.

According to Professor Nico Eisenhauer, the senior author of the study: «It is most likely that instead of soil animals and microorganisms, the plants are responsible for the feedback effect because they also breathe with their roots.

When the researchers simulated a second effect of climate change in addition to warming, namely drought, the results were even the opposite as expected: The soil animals ate less, and also the microorganisms living in the soil showed a decline in respiration — an indication that they also consumed less food.

He said the team's future efforts will focus on better quantifying the soil and water conservation effects of cover crops for the region by identifying ideal cover crop termination dates and assessing the effects of cover crops on carbon and nitrogen balances in cotton production systems.

Nitrogen saturation can cause a cascade of adverse effects including a decrease in biodiversity, changes in plant species, soil acidification and water contamination.

This can have a direct effect on the amount of atmospheric carbon incorporated into the soil.