Sentences with phrase «greater buffering effect»
Diverse farms tend to have smaller fields with more edges, which can mean there's a greater buffering effect on nitrogen runoff by surrounding grasslands or woodlands.»
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«It has been predicted that more complex food webs will be less vulnerable to extinction cascades because there is a greater chance that other species can step in and buffer against the effects of species loss.
Of the analgesics and other medications tried, buffered aspirin (less irritating to the canine digestive tract) probably has the greatest effect and widest application in relieving some pain in some dogs.
«There is great concern that a lack of males could lead to inbreeding in small populations of marine turtles, potentially causing a population crash,» explained Lucy Wright, a PhD candidate at the University of Exeter who led the study, «however our research suggests that there are more males out there than expected considering the female - biased hatchling sex ratios and that their mating patterns will buffer the population against any potential feminising effects of climate change.»