Sentences with phrase «for plant and animal»

Even though many findings indicate a grim outlook for plant and animal life, including humans, if the current trends continue, the au - thors consistently note ways in which students can have a positive impact by making personal choices and influencing public policy.

Climate change poses serious dangers for plant and animal life on Earth.

Heavy metals: Metallic elements, including those required for plant and animal nutrition, in trace concentration but which become toxic at higher concentrations.

That means that also large rivers like the Nile and the Congo will receive less water and consequently up - stream there will be less water for plant and animal production, wild food as well as agricultural production.

It takes a few years for plant and animal life to adjust to varying carbon densities.

Dense oak and pine forests, fresh water sloughs, and long sand dune ridges provide for plant and animal communities of great diversity.

His interest immediately piqued by the island's «natives», who are somewhere between man and beast in appearance and manner, Edward learns that the doctor has been conducting evolutionary experiments, playing God and turning the clocks back or ahead for plant and animal species.

The work is the first of its kind in any organism and will have implications for both plant and animal sciences.

The exponential growth has drastically changed life not only for plants and animals but also for people.

This involves highly targeted and discrete environmental watering actions such as maintaining low flows to manage water quality by flushing waterholes and directing small volumes of water from the main river channels to providing refuges for plants and animals in wetlands and channel systems.

Since 2010, the property has undergone a tremendous freshwater wetlands restoration — the most ambitious effort of its kind ever in the Northeast — in which wildlife agencies, including the state Division of Ecological Restoration and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, have been working with Mass Audubon and the visionary couple who currently own the property to convert the agricultural land into a vibrant and beautiful habitat for plants and animals that were once commonly found throughout southeastern Massachusetts.

Spring at Moose Hill: The seasons are changing and we will get out and explore what changes Spring brings to Moose Hill for our plants and animals.

I mean, we could say, we have these names for plants and animals, and they're just our own little fictions about what's going on.

And that is not just a tragedy for the plants and animals that require mature forests — it is also a tragedy for the world's climate, according to a study published today in Nature.

They also turned our planet into a tolerable environment for plants and animals and thus their activity paved the way for life as we know it today.

«While it is encouraging that most ecosystems were able to adapt during the PETM, today's global temperature could be increasing at a rate that is too fast for plants and animals to adjust.»

Toxicity testing on shampoo that fights flakes reveals that it's bad for plants and animals once it's in wastewater.

It requires a healthy topsoil for plants and animals to flourish.

Venus may be far too hostile an environment for plants and animals but it now boasts a crater named after a distinguished botanist and a zoologist.

«Ice - free areas make for small patches of suitable habitat for plants and animals — like islands in a sea of ice,» she said.

Habitat for the plants and animals declined after years of pumping water from the delta for use in the state's drier regions.

hypoxia The condition when oxygen is below the level necessary for plants and animals to survive.

During periods of West Antarctic Ice Sheet absence, the Antarctic Peninsula Ice Sheet remained as a series of island ice caps, and was also a refuge for plants and animals [2, 18, 19].

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.

He wrote about his findings in the paper «Evidence of a need for fluorine in optimum amounts for plants and animal growth, and bone and tooth development with thresholds for injury.»

There are other minerals which are essential for some plants and animals, but may or may not be essential for humans, such as boron and silicon.

Beringia was by no means a tropical paradise for life, but the cold, wind - swept desert was an important ecological refuge for plants and animals when glaciation of the Earth was at its peak.»

This is beneficial for both plants and animals by promoting balanced hydration and allowing the body to pass unwanted toxic substances.»

All those little specialised cells for both plants and animals on one card sort!

Help students learn Spanish vocabulary for plants and animals with these printables.

This learning space provides opportunities for children to learn to care for plants and animals and to study patterns in nature, seasonal changes, and environmental stewardship.

Miami artist Xavier Cortada created Native Flags as an urban reforestation project to help restore native habitats for plants and animals across South Florida.

While Appendix I classification is reserved for plants and animals under considerable threat of extinction, Appendix II classification is extended to more than 32,000 species that are not necessarily threatened but could easily become so.

More CO2 would be better for both plants and animals, and any putative warming due to human emissions would be an extremely tiny fraction of one degree C.

It makes places uninhabitable for some plants and animals, leading to extinctions and redistribution of species, threatening food production with alien pests and diseases.

While this may seem like a minor change, an earlier spring could disrupt the ecosystem balance, especially for the plants and animals whose life cycles depend on seasonal changes.

The so - called greenhouse gases (GHGs) are naturally occurring gases that keep the Earth warm enough for plants and animals to live in.

Deforestation, urban sprawl and the use of toxic chemicals are environmental stress points making it ever more difficult for plants and animals to adapt.

Carbonic acid is altering the chemistry of the ocean, making it difficult for some plants and animals to live how they live and do what they do.

Nitrate pollution around the costs of Japan and Korea could change the makeup of local marine life, both for plants and animals, according to scientists in both the U.S. and Korea.

They provide good habitats for plants and animals, and tropical forest are good for climate, so we should be particularly careful to preserve them,» he said.

The Prairie Restoration Project is the company's biggest responsibility; at the main office, SECURA has set aside two acres of land to reestablish the prairie land to provide an ecosystem for the plants and animals in the area.

Not exact matches

The country also is estimated to have the highest sheer number and diversity of plants and animals for its size, meaning it's the most dense country for biodiversity in the world.

There Friedberg observed that most farmers plant corn and soybeans because they make can make the most money through those crops, in large part because of their role as animal feed that supports humans» massive appetite for meat.

That means the company's up for creating anything, including «plants with enhanced traits,» according to Caribou's website, as well as animal and human editing.

Called «Just Mayo,» the product is plant based and, as a result, a viable food option for people who either can't eat animal protein or don't want to.

While plant - based alternatives have been around for decades, a cohort of this new generation of companies — including Beyond Meat — is using food tech to get plants to more closely replicate the taste and texture of animal protein.

GFI sees value in market research, and may conduct some themselves; they have already conducted a short survey to identify the most appealing name for cultured meat.51 They would also be interested in research done to identify other factors important in promoting plant - based and cultured meat, such as whether consumers are more likely to respond well to promotion related to health benefits or to animal welfare.

GFI argues that though it is true that plant - based products already exist, there may be significant room for the improvement of plant - based technology, and improving plant - based technology may yield shorter - term traction, i.e., greater market share, than the cultured foods.119 Recently developed plant - based products already seem to seem to represent improvements from past products; for example, the Impossible Burger, released in 2016, has received favorable reviews from vegans and omnivores alike.120 GFI's fostering and promotion of the development of similarly popular plant - based products could cause a significant reduction in the demand for animal products, particularly if they focus on plant - based chicken and fish and if they convince institutions to serve the plant - based products rather than animal products.121

GFI's innovation department has two primary areas of focus — firstly, encouraging scientists and entrepreneurs to join the plant - based and cultured meat industries, and secondly, supporting the ongoing success of existing companies in the industry.26 They have assembled a list of potential companies based on what they believe are promising ideas that have not been capitalized on, 27 and they have developed a list of more than 220 entrepreneurs and scientists, many of whom take part in monthly video calls led by GFI.28 In the last year, they have had some success in assisting in the founding of a plant - based meat company in India, Good Dot, and a plant - based fish company in the U.S., SeaCo.29 The companies have both raised millions in venture capital and are making progress towards competition with animal products.30 Although venture capitalist funding is a good indication that the companies themselves will be successful, and while the companies might not exist without GFI, it is unclear what portion of the responsibility for the companies» outcomes should be attributed to GFI.