Sentences with phrase «expansion of vegetation»

This expansion of vegetation on the planet, nature lovers largely owe it to the increase in the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere.

On this matter Mueller concludes» (Professor Martin) Claussen has considered the likelihood of a greening of the Sahara due to global warming and concluded that an expansion of vegetation into today's Sahara is possible as a consequence of CO2 emissions.»

The researchers found that the installation of cool pavement, which absorbs less heat, together with the installation of green roofs and an expansion of vegetation in cities are the most promising methods for combining heat islands.

Here we present the first dated terrestrial record from southeast Arabia that provides evidence for increased rainfall and the expansion of vegetation during both glacial and interglacial periods.

Not exact matches

Researchers say that while PAs can counter agricultural expansion — and many have increasingly called for PAs to expand across the planet amid dire evidence of rapid species decline — the limits on land that can be set aside for PAs means that biodiversity conservation success depends on protecting native vegetation on private lands.

By looking at 25 years of data on the Konza Prairie Biological Station, Allison Veach, doctoral student in biology, Muncie, Indiana, and Walter Dodds, university distinguished professor of biology, are researching grassland streams and the expansion of nearby woody vegetation, such as trees and shrubs.

Their analysis revealed an important finding: Burn intervals predicted the rate of woody vegetation expansion.

They have found that burn intervals may predict the rate of woody vegetation expansion along streams.

It is possible vegetation expansions could move faster, or take longer, considering that there are some uncertainties about the migration patterns of plant species.

Nearly three quarters of that expansion happened on land that had been host to intact native Cerrado vegetation.

Agricultural expansion is quickly chewing up native vegetation in the vast wooded savannas of Brazil's Cerrado biome, and a new study shows that those changes in land use are altering the region's water cycle.

«It's clear to me this expansion of hippos is really related to this change in vegetation.»

The authors believe their findings can be used by land managers to predict likely outcomes related to forthcoming disturbances occurring as a result of grid development, and that protecting unaltered landscapes from fragmentation by transmission lines, roads, crested wheatgrass plantings and the invasion of other non-native vegetation is integral to stemming range expansion by ravens.

Although dynamic vegetation models tend to predict an overall expansion of cool forests and woodlands (Shafer et al. 2015), some tree species may actually experience reduced ranges due to geographical obstacles to range expansion in response to climate (Coops and Waring 2001).

Program fellows from the 2009 — 2014 grant tackled problems of interest to Kansans such as the expansion of woody vegetation in rangelands, disease outbreaks in small mammal populations, or how insects respond to temperature change.

Set in a breathtaking tropical landscape, the latest racing title from Evolution Studios sets out to rectify several glaring problems from the original Motorstorm, as well as refine the racing style that has defined this series so well.Though some may view this title as an expansion rather than a full - fledged sequel, the inclusion of water, fire and vegetation within Pacific Rift's environments adds another layer of depth to the gameplay.

Responses are expressed through gross and net primary production, microbial respiration, fire and insect disturbance, vegetation composition, species range expansion and contraction, surface energy balance and hydrology, active layer depth and permafrost thaw, and a range of other inter-related variables.

«Here we quantify the direct climate effects of sugar - cane expansion in the Brazilian Cerrado, on the basis of maps of recent sugar - cane expansion and natural - vegetation clearance combined with remotely sensed temperature, albedo and evapotranspiration over a 1.9 million km2 area.

Zeng, N., and J.Yoon, 2009: Expansion of the world's deserts due to vegetation - albedo feedback under global warming, Geophys.

The change from positive to negative forcing was triggered by an expansion of bog vegetation cover and later by drainage.

North American forest vegetation types could spread with up to 4 °C warming; but with greater warming, forest cover could be reduced by savanna expansion of up to 50 %, partly due to the impacts of fire (Bachelet et al., 2001).