Sentences with phrase «important ecological processes»

«We are the first to examine all important ecological processes of forest regeneration in a global meta - analysis of existing case studies,» explains Dr. Eike Lena Neuschulz, the lead author of the study from the Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Center.

Three extreme weather events in the Amazon Basin in the last decade are giving scientists an opportunity to make observations that will allow them to predict the impacts of climate change and deforestation on some of the most important ecological processes and ecosystem services of the Amazon River wetlands.

Seed predation is an important ecological process that can affect the reproductive success of individual plants, the dynamics of plant populations, and the evolution of defensive dispersal mechanisms and plant morphological traits.

Not exact matches

For process theologians the ecological horizon is even more important than for Moltmann, and the question arises whether this excludes us from political theology.

Our ability to assess biological diversity, ecosystem health, ecological interactions, and a wide range of other important processes is largely dependent on accurately recognizing species.

High biodiversity is also important because it supports many ecological processes.

Another finding was the frequent association between nematodes and bacteria that play important roles in nutrient cycling, an essential ecological process for life on Earth.

Lichens play an important role in ecological processes such as soil formation and nutrient cycling and serve as bioindicators of environmental toxicity.

Therefore, to understand processes important for adaptation we must integrate ecological with developmental and evolutionary views.

Tiny ocean microbes produce half of the oxygen we breathe, and they are important drivers in chemical reactions and energy transfers that fuel critical ecological processes.

I was encouraged by your blog post citing Ilan Safit's thoughts on ecological citizenship as a precursor to planetary progress and at the same time want to respond to the suggestion that in Rio, the U.N. may have sacrificed its potential in shaping big ideas at the altar of practicalities and mechanical processes, important as they were.

Scenarios represent many of the major driving forces - including processes, impacts (physical, ecological, and socioeconomic), and potential responses that are important for informing climate change policy.

It's important to have these processes and encourage the government and the people to look for more ecological energy sources.

However, the ecological impact we do have some basis for understanding is the effect of ocean acidification on important biological processes like calcification.

In ecological processes, scale is all - important and your oscillatory states must be bounded by some scalar limits for useful discussion.