Sentences with phrase «for ecosystem structure»

Her international research programme focuses on the impacts of global climate change and ocean acidification on coastal marine biodiversity and the consequences for ecosystem structure and functioning, and spans the UK, Europe, USA and NZ.

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«The concept of «maintaining ecological function» refers to the balance of ecological processes necessary for the reef ecosystem as a whole to persist, but perhaps in a different form,» a spokesperson for Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority explained, «noting the composition and structure may differ from what is currently seen today.»

Dear reader This year has already been very eventful for us, with Swiss Venture Capital Report published in a magazine format for the first time, the change of structure to a foundation and the filling of the foundation board with high - profile representatives of the start - up ecosystem from all over Switzerland.

Territories that includes creating new social interaction models, new roles as members of a social ecosystem, and advancing social business models that may very well alter the structure and business operations they have been wedded to for decades — in ways they could not have dreamed of just a few short years ago.

Many marine biologists think of the world's biggest alga as the keystone species of its ecosystem, not only in terms of its structure — a huge forestlike environment under the sea — but also in terms of its tremendous productivity in supplying food for the near - shore ecosystem.

In the classic view of ecosystems, outlined by Elton and later Robert MacArthur and E. O. Wilson in their theory of island biogeography, ecosystems run on a knife's edge: They are tightly structured, without much room for new competitors.

«The near extinction of sea otters is one of the most dramatic examples of human - induced impacts to the structure and functioning of temperate nearshore marine ecosystems,» said Rebecca G. Martone, of the Center for Ocean Solutions at Stanford University.

«In terms of practical nature conservation, these results signify that in the future it will no longer be sufficient to preserve small, isolated reserves — while these benefit specialized species with a simple genetic structure, the bulk of species that depend on an exchange between local populations will lose out in the medium to long term,» predicts Schmitt, and he adds in closing, «This will lead to a further decline of numerous insect species — with dramatic consequences for entire food webs and ecosystems.»

The way in which fishing alters size - structured food web interactions has implications for the structure and function of kelp forest ecosystems.

Today, analyzing and editing genomes, proteomes and metabolomes has become a standard for many model systems; imaging beyond the diffraction limit of light and new technologies for studying protein structures provide insights deeper than ever before; the characterization of large populations of cells or organisms brings unprecedented statistical power; and studying nearly all organisms of an ecosystems as a whole allows generating comprehensive models.

Today, it is possible to restore ecosystem structure and functionality for the benefit of wildlife and to regain some of the original ecological services for human benefit.

The evaluated models will be used for predicting the different services soil renders to ecosystems in a dynamic way and for testing classical theory, where soil structure is not directly taken into account.

«The concept of «maintaining ecological function» refers to the balance of ecological processes necessary for the reef ecosystem as a whole to persist, but perhaps in a different form, noting the composition and structure may differ from what is currently seen today,» a spokeswoman for the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority explained.

The projected result: widespread climate - induced forest die - offs, shifts in ecosystem structure and function, a concomitant loss of habitat for plants and animals, and the elimination of large carbon stores.

In much the same way that vendor adoption of developer standards such as LTI would improve interoperability in a plug - and - play ecosystem, a similar standard - driven strategy for learning data could ensure 3rd party apps, the Learning Management System, and Student Information Systems (SIS) all deliver uniformly structured data events to a central location, like a Learner Record Store (LRS).

Specifically, a case study on Boston highlights how restrictive charter school caps can impede the growth of a high - quality charter sector; a case study on Denver illustrates the potential and challenges of district - charter collaboration; a case study on New Orleans describes how a city can embrace chartering and alternative governing structures to bring about improved opportunities for students; and a case study on Washington, D.C. illustrates how a well - developed city ecosystem can support a large charter market share.

For Johnson's latest project in Moscow, the artist produced an even larger installation using a towering grid structure that houses a unique, living ecosystem for visitors to exploFor Johnson's latest project in Moscow, the artist produced an even larger installation using a towering grid structure that houses a unique, living ecosystem for visitors to explofor visitors to explore.

The most recent report concluded both, that global temperatures are rising, that this is caused largely by human activities and, in addition, that for increases in global average temperature, there are projected to be major changes in ecosystem structure and function with predominantly negative consequences for biodiversity and ecosystems, e.g. water and food supply.

Some species of deep sea stony corals form complex structures that provide similar — although not identical — ecosystem services as shallow tropical reefs: habitat for abundant and diverse associated fauna, commercial fish breeding grounds, and potential medicines for human use.

But aside from their aesthetic appeal — and incredible engineering — new research in Science finds that these structures, which can stand taller than five meters (17 feet) above ground, do something remarkable for the ecosystem: they hold back the desert.

In this study, we incorporate height - structured competition for light, competition for water, and explicit scaling from individuals to ecosystems into the land model version 3 (LM3) currently used in the Earth system models developed by the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL).

Separately, water clarity affects the predation dynamics within aquatic ecosystems, particularly for highly visual predators, which may impact ecosystem structure and fisheries.

«We conclude that extreme climatic events are key drivers of biodiversity patterns and that the frequency and intensity of such episodes have major implications for predictive models of species distribution and ecosystem structure, which are largely based on gradual warming trends.»

Good practices and lessons learned in adaptation planning processes addressing ecosystems, human settlements, water resources and health, and in processes and structures for linking national and local adaptation planning: a synthesis of case studies.

Consequently, accurate prediction of soil moisture is crucial for simulation of the hydrological cycle, of soil and vegetation biochemistry, including the cycling of carbon and nutrients, and of ecosystem structure and distribution as well as climate.

Sunken ships can make for some pretty great habitat for sea life, providing good structure for corals or plant life to grow upon, which leads to a whole diverse ecosystem sprouting up.

That's the word from the Ecosystems Climate Alliance, which says several key safeguards, as well as explicit language protecting intact forests, are missing: According to ECA, safeguards for transparent forest government structures, for the protection of the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities, for conservation of biodiversity all have not been finalized — considering that many of the countries which will benefit from REDD have weak governance to start with, ECA describes these as «gaping holes» that need to be closed.

Limiting other stressors and impacts, for instance fishing mortality, may be one way to help maintain viable populations of sensitive species and to reduce the impacts of acidification on assemblage structure and ecosystem function.

The Steering Committee for the Special Report on climate change, desertification, land degradation, sustainable land management, food security, and greenhouse gas fluxes in terrestrial ecosystems circulated a questionnaire to IPCC Focal Points and Observer Organizations ahead of the Scoping Meeting in February 2017 to get input on the structure and contents of the report.

Lebeau added that the details of the CODE structure were developed in partnership with ConsenSys and Swiss law firm MME, among the architects of the Ethereum Foundation, with assistance from legal innovator Luka Muller, who is at the forefront of the legal / tax structure for tokenized ecosystems.

Additionally, it is structured in 10 categories: Top, protocol, stuff for developers, ecosystem, project announcements, project updates, interviews and talks, token sales, token sale structures and general.