Sentences with phrase «fragmented landscape»

«In responding to those rapid changes in climate, organisms will encounter a highly fragmented landscape that is dominated by a broad range of human influences,» the study said.

Joiner, who helped to develop the space - based method for monitoring plant fluorescence, is eager to take measurements using OCO - 2, the small footprint of which should allow researchers to detect fluorescence signals from plants in more fragmented landscapes such as Europe's.

Many farmers supplement their livelihoods through cattle and agriculture, or by selling or renting their land for other uses, leading to an increasingly fragmented landscape with diminished forest integrity.

Using species» abundance data collected from fragmented landscapes worldwide, the team analysed 1,673 species of mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians to see how they respond to edges.

The extraordinary forces of plate tectonics and a changing climate have transformed East Africa from a relatively flat, forested region to a mountainous fragmented landscape dominated by the rapid appearance and disappearance of huge, deep - water lakes.

The development of the East African Rift valley fragmented the landscape and formed a large number of separate lake basins.

These futuristic and fragmented landscapes create an alternate world devoid of humans that is particularly poignant in the highly mechanized, digital world of today.

Jones, I. L., Peres, C. A., Benchimol, M., Bunnefeld, L. and Dent, D. H. (2017) Woody lianas increase in dominance and maintain compositional integrity across an Amazonian dam - induced fragmented landscape.

For example, applying to our study region a species - area curve (R2 = 0.634)-- based on the same set of mammal species (but replacing Brachyteles for Ateles)-- that was empirically - derived at a largely non-hunted fragmented landscape in southern Brazilian Amazonia [19], resulted in the overall extinction of only 35.8 % of all populations, compared to 78.3 % documented here.

It's all a much more fragmented landscape than you see in the US.

«Mesoamerica has one of the highest deforestation rates worldwide, potentially limiting movement and genetic connectivity in forest - dependent jaguars across this fragmented landscape.

Here are some hypotheses or guesses: increased public recognition of the danger of wildfires, increased suppression, or another possibility is that as more people are fragmenting the landscape, you have a decrease in the overall size of fire events.

We were also thrilled to have Amanda Bradford, the Founder & CEO of international exclusive dating startup The League speaking on PR strategy, and Jim Bugden, the SVP of Corporate Development at The Meet Group gave a talk on consolidation in a fragmented landscape.

We are also thrilled to have Amanda Bradford, the founder & CEO of international exclusive dating startup The League speaking on PR strategy, and Jim Bugden, the SVP of Corporate Development at The Meet Group giving a talk on consolidation in a fragmented landscape.

Policy changes in the wake of the general election, cost pressures from increased national insurance and pension costs, and the fragmented landscape of academy, maintained, multi-academy and other school structures added to the difficulty of running balanced budgets and legally compliant buildings.

Armed with these adaptations, catbirds are well prepared for the disturbed habitats of the 21st century's fragmented landscape.»

As a company, Indigo Pearl has evolved and grown alongside - and risen up to meet - the challenges of the games industry's ever - changing technological needs, and the PR industry's fierce and fragmented landscape.

At a time when we have become desensitised to an image - saturated world, Tony Swain (born Northern Ireland, 1967) uses familiar sections of newspaper that are pieced together as a support for paintings of fragmented landscapes and abstract patterns.

These templates were then used to construct abstract, fragmented landscapes that are simultaneously repellent and sublime.

These new paintings appear more representational than Litchfield's earlier work, but they still focus on topography, perspective and the arrangement (or rearrangement) of the fragmented landscape.

Handset manufacturers and wireless carriers are largely to blame for the fragmented landscape as the skins and overlays they utilize further complicate and delay the rollout of updates.

The new relationship, which further centralizes and automates the fragmented landscape of fee - based recruiting, creates a highly compelling value proposition for growing employers that wish to consolidate their talent acquisition efforts.