A kitten could even suffer hypothermia in normal
environmental temperatures due to the lack of capacity to retain body heat.
Not exact matches
And the rise and fall of microbial populations follows a reliable course as a corpse decomposes, even though the actual pace of activity varies widely
due to
temperature and other
environmental factors.
Due to their small body weight, children are very susceptible to
environmental changes in
temperature, so they get hotter and colder much faster than adults.
If he is a young hatchling, the cause is likely
due to low calcium or too high phospherus in the diet, low vitamin D from lack of UVb lighting low
environmental temperatures, or most often a combination of all of the above.
Most often this is
due to husbandry and management problems such as improper
environmental temperature or humidity and / or improper nutrition.
Right now, 93 % of the reef is affected by coral bleaching
due to
environmental changes like the rising
temperature of the ocean water.
REEF ZONATION: A trip from west (lagoon side) to east (ocean side) across the Belizean reef complex will reveal a distinct zonation of substrates and organisms that reflect the subtle
environmental changes
due to water depth and prevailing wave and current regimes which affect
temperature, salinity, light, sedimentation and mechanical stress.
Environmental factors also play a part and scientists believe that
due to the rise in water
temperature the corals have experienced what is known as bleaching.
«The increased risk of ozone damage to vegetation is mainly
due to rising ozone concentrations and higher
temperatures in the future,» says Jenny Klingberg at the University of Gothenburg's Department of Plant and
Environmental Sciences.
A reasonable conceptual hypothesis for it is based on limiting factors — summer
temperatures were a primary
environmental parameter controlling cell wall thickening in conifer latewood at some sites but
due to
environmental changes, e.g. warming, other factors have become more important and obscured this relationship.
The green roof will also decrease the «heat island» effect, which is a term used to describe the
temperature spike in urban areas compared to nearby rural areas
due to
environmental disturbances and pollution.
The benefits of green homes include: • Lower operational costs than conventional homes
due to greater energy and water efficiency, which can result in lower utility bills; • High quality construction, since green label requirements for building materials and techniques often go beyond standard building codes; • More comfortable and stable indoor
temperatures; • Healthier indoor air quality; and • Other features that reduce
environmental impact such as proximity to parks, shops and transit.