Sentences with phrase «impact on the abundance»

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There is an abundance of academic literature on the psychological and behavioural effects of visual pornography — albeit with little consensus on results — but virtually no research on the impacts of the written word.

The resulting data is used to compare relative abundance of seabirds over time — to help us understand populations within the sanctuary and their possible impacts on local ecosystems and as a barometer for other changes in the environment.

«On our part, the National Social Protection Policies designed to rescue Nigerians out of poverty and vulnerability, would further help to restore abundance in the general well being of the citizens as lives would be positively impacted through this scheme», he stressed.

«Much attention has been focused upon the potential impact of zebra mussels on fish populations, yet researchers have identified few instances of associated changes fish abundance.

A scientific study to understand the impact of climate change and other factors on plant - pollinator interactions, geographic distributions and seasonal abundances

That's because, on top of bringing water, they are also believed to have delivered much of Earth's so - called volatile elements, namely, carbon, nitrogen, and noble gases, says Conel Alexander, a cosmochemist at the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington, D.C. To explain the abundance of these elements, there would have had to have been enough impacts to also deliver Earth's water, he says.

Mountain lions occur at far lower densities than deer, and so any loss of their prey can have disporportionate impacts on their reproductive rates and overall abundance.»

From their privileged vantage point, satellites are particularly well - suited to observe habitat transformation and help scientists forecast impacts on the distribution, abundance and migration of animals.

In addition, they estimate the impact of other sources of error on the mRNA and protein abundance measurements using direct experimental data, and they find that, when error is explicitly measured and modeled, an even greater correlation between mRNA and protein is expected.

Using this method to estimate the abundance and distribution of fish species could help scientists more easily understand the impact certain environmental factors, such as oyster farms or pollution, are having on local fish populations.

«Our analysis allows us to track species» abundances in response to edge effects to predict the impact on biodiversity caused by forest loss and fragmentation,» adds Dr Pfeifer.

Using statistical models, a team of researchers from the British Antarctic Survey and Plymouth Marine Laboratory assessed the likely impact of projected temperature increases on the Weddell Sea, Scotia Sea and Southern Drake Passage, which is known for its abundance of krill.

Although not readily visible to the casual observer on Andros Island amid an abundance of natural resources including a wide range of beautiful flora and fauna species, fresh water springs, dense woodlands with chestnut and poplar trees along with a preserved cultural identity including the presence of ancient water mills surrounded by an azure blue sea, there are nevertheless some natural threats and threats from anthropogenic activities associated with the island's continuing growth that adversely impact the conservation status of the project's targeted species.

An abundance of Vitamin D has definitely had an impact on my overall health and wellness right now!

For sure, there were obviously going to be problems (it's nigh - on impossible to make the «perfect car interior», after all), but they don't really have that much of an impact in the grand scheme of things.For instance, though we are slightly disappointed by the relative prevalence of lower - quality plastics in the cabin (with the most egregious example being the not - very - premium - feeling shrouds around the transmission tunnel), the Kia Sportage does compensate for that with the additional abundance of soft - touch and (in higher spec models) leather throughout the interior.Likewise, though we'd prefer a slightly larger touchscreen interface on lower - spec models and toggle switches in the trunk to use when reclining the rear seat backs, the truth is there aren't really any issues with the Kia Sportage ergonomically.

Only now, for example — after years of struggling with this issue — does FWS propose to «implement monitoring and conduct further research as needed to determine abundance and distribution of free - roaming cats throughout the Refuge, document effectiveness of management actions taken or not taken on cat populations, and determine the impacts on the ecosystems and native species to aid in the adaptive management process.»

We argue that the behavioural capacity of feral cats to undertake long - distance excursions to exploit transient hunting opportunities results in significantly higher total predator pressure on prey, and helps to explain how low - density cat populations could have large impacts on small - mammal abundance at landscape scales.

Each work investigates the tenuous balance between humans and nature through the perceived abundance of natural resources declining at the hand of human kind or the impact of daily conveniences on nature.

Abundance of commercially important shellfish species may also decline and negative impacts on finfish may occur.

I've written off and on about research revealing that ocean resources today are a pale shadow of the extraordinary abundance of just a few generations ago, and I touch on this theme again in a Science Times feature this week on new maps of human impacts on the sea.

«While the data is incomplete, it is clear there will be an impact on coral abundance because of bleaching - induced mortality, mainly in the far north,» the statement said in part.

Changes in the distribution and abundance of sea and land animals will impact on traditional lifestyles of native communities.

The question is affordability on the scale required to actually impact the nature of the response of the electric grid to added loads, not to mention the scale required to actually displace coal as the primary fuel that it is due to its great abundance and low cost.

For example, the warm - water phase of ENSO is associated with large - scale changes in plankton abundance and associated impacts on food webs (Hays et al., 2005), and changes to behaviour (Lusseau et al., 2004), sex ratio (Vergani et al., 2004) and feeding and diet (Piatkowski et al., 2002) of marine mammals.

The SAR noted that individual CTMs had calculated an impact of changing NOx and CO emissions on global OH and CH4 abundances, but that a consensus on predicting future changes in O3 and OH did not exist.

The abundance of highly skilled and qualified candidates continues to increase, making it even more important that your first impression, your technological resume, makes an impact on a potential employer.

Despite an abundance of theoretical speculation, few empirical studies have examined the impact of intimate relationship functioning on NSSI.