Sentences with phrase «in ecosystem ecology»

This is a very common scaling approach in ecosystem ecology.»

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Deep ecology finds value, not so much in the individual as in the system, be it an ecosystem or the biosphere as a whole, each with its «interests» in self - maintenance.

Rooted in natural capitalism and deep ecology, our ecosystem - based business ethos builds upon change - seeking constructive initiatives.

The results may not seem surprising, but they shed light on how the avoidance of parasites can shape an entire ecosystem through what some call an «ecology of fear,» says Vanessa Ezenwa, a disease ecologist at the University of Georgia in Athens who was not involved in the research.

The work applies expertise in ecology, hydrology, geography, and the social sciences to decision - making about urban landscapes and the valuation of ecosystem services, among other policy issues.

Meghan Duffy is a disease ecologist whose research focuses on the ecology and evolution of infectious diseases, especially in aquatic ecosystems.

We are driving massive long - term changes in the ecology of our planet, one ecosystem, one community, one species at a time.

Even if it did uniformly heat Earth's ecosystems, this would not produce a coherent global shift in ecology because local ecosystems respond so differently, often in opposing ways.

One project helps communities to define and illustrate their own «human ecology» so that if contaminants are detected locally in marine ecosystems, the communities will have a better basis for knowing whether and how to react in self - protection.

The group includes Heinrich Engler, an Old World taxonomist — a name - popper without equal; Frederick Clements, complete with hat, New World champion of the concept of succession, climax and the superorganism (shades of Gaia to come), and Henry Cowles, whose festschrift published 22 years later not only celebrated his work in the field of ecology but was also the vehicle within which the botanist Sir Arthur George Tansley enunciated the term and the concept of the ecosystem: «More than the sum of its parts».

Founded in 1925, it has long been a national leader in fisheries, environmental chemistry and toxicology, and ecosystem science and restoration ecology with a focus on whole ecosystem management and restoration.

There are two primary ways to achieve «environmental flows» of water necessary to sustain river ecosystems, write Mike Acreman, of the UK's Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, and colleagues in a review published this month in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment: controlled releases like the recent experiment on the Colorado that are designed with specific objectives for ecology and ecosystem services in mind and hands - off policies that minimize or reverse alterations to the natural flow of the river.

Robert Pringle, an assistant professor in ecology and evolutionary biology at Princeton and co-author of the Science paper, said that the unexpected function of termites in savannas and grasslands suggests that ants, prairie dogs, gophers and other mound - building creatures could also have important roles in ecosystem health.

LCSB director Prof. Dr. Rudi Balling recognizes in ecosystems research an important basis for medical issues: «Paul Wilmes and his group have here corroborated fundamental concepts of ecology with comprehensive numerical data for the first time.

Yet Emilie Muller wants to go further than simply modelling the wastewater treatment plant ecology: «We want to understand what factors determine the species composition and accordingly the balance in the ecosystem.»

Van Dover is a specialist in the ecology of deep - sea ecosystems that are powered by chemistry rather than sunlight, and Eggleston studies the ecology of organisms that live on the seafloor.

In theory, the disease could be halted by limiting people's access to unaffected areas, but that would be a very unpopular policy and perhaps impossible to implement, he says.The rapid spread of sudden oak death is «such a dynamic system that a lot of our tools in ecology for understanding and predicting patterns are inadequate,» says Rick Ostfeld of the Institute of Ecosystem Studies in Millbrook, New YorIn theory, the disease could be halted by limiting people's access to unaffected areas, but that would be a very unpopular policy and perhaps impossible to implement, he says.The rapid spread of sudden oak death is «such a dynamic system that a lot of our tools in ecology for understanding and predicting patterns are inadequate,» says Rick Ostfeld of the Institute of Ecosystem Studies in Millbrook, New Yorin ecology for understanding and predicting patterns are inadequate,» says Rick Ostfeld of the Institute of Ecosystem Studies in Millbrook, New Yorin Millbrook, New York.

For more on the emerging field of soundscape ecology, see «Eavesdropping on Ecosystems» in this week's issue of Science, and listen to the Science podcast interview.

These findings call into question studies usually carried out in ecology, in which measurements of ecosystem stability are partly based on their ability to return to normal following a disturbance, rather than on their capacity to resist such a disturbance.

«Our take home message is that while it's important for us to continue to research how we can improve the health of managed honey bee colonies for agricultural success, we need to further understand how this cosmopolitan and highly successful species impacts the ecology and evolutionary dynamics of plant and pollinator species in natural ecosystems,» said Hung.

Cory Cleveland, a UM professor of terrestrial ecosystem ecology, said that previous research in the wet tropics — where much of global forest productivity occurs — indicates that the increased rainfall that may occur with climate change would cause declines in plant growth.

Interests: Physiological ecology of plants, role of plant species in Arctic ecosystem function, climate change; lead principal investigator at Arctic LTER.

During his post-doctoral years he developed an interest in the contribution of uncultured microbes to the maintenance and function of ecosystems i.e. molecular microbial ecology.

Researchers who focus on the intersection of disease and ecology are narrowing in on a troubling question: are altered ecosystems making pathogens more virulent and likely to spread?

Maria is an Environmental Scientist with a doctorate (Ph.D.) in marine spatial ecology, extensive experience in marine predator research and a passion for Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic ecosystems.

Environmental regulation of primary productivity in aquatic ecosystems, physiological ecology of phytoplankton, hydrological optics, integrated ocean observatories.

The Faculty of Life Sciences at the University of Vienna has gathered an exceptional number of renowned experts over the past years with complementary research areas in microbial ecology, functional genomics and aquatic and terrestrial ecosystem research.

We anticipate awarding 24 internships that will support work in the fields of ecology, evolution, ecosystem sciences or conservation biology, broadly defined, with a priority for projects that focus on one of the following Montana NSF EPSCoR RII Track - 1 research areas:

Plankton and larval ecology, bio-physical interactions, development and use of optical imaging tools for plankton and benthic habitat mapping, development of data products for ecosystems approaches to management, ocean observing systems in polar, temperate and tropical environments, chair ORION - OOI sensors advisory committee

The book is aimed at any graduate students and researchers with a strong interest in plant biodiversity monitoring and assessment, plant community ecology, biodiversity conservation, and the environmental impacts of human activities on ecosystems.

Such models focus on changes in the distribution or extent of species» «climate space», but the broad range of climate - change - related stresses that affect population ecology and physiology and that may have consequences at ecosystem and community levels [12] are not fully reflected.

The Harvard Forest Long - Term Ecological Research site in Petersham, Massachusetts, where Ecosystems Center scientists study the long - term effect of climate warming on forest ecology.

His special interest is in Arctic marine system ecology, C flux in marine ecosystems and physical - biological coupled models of primary production.

May 2, 2011 The winners of mass extinction: with predators gone, prey thrives In modern ecology, the removal or addition of a predator to an ecosystem can produce dramatic changes in the population of prey specieIn modern ecology, the removal or addition of a predator to an ecosystem can produce dramatic changes in the population of prey speciein the population of prey species.

The Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies is a global leader in ecology and ecosystemEcosystem Studies is a global leader in ecology and ecosystemecosystem science.

Rooted in natural capitalism and deep ecology, our ecosystem - based business ethos builds upon change - seeking constructive initiatives.

The rules of ecology 101 suggest that a reduction in diversity in any ecosystem is problematic.

As capital moves freely, investing in production or in fictitious forms of capitalism, and as speculators, financier capitalists, stock and bond traders, investment bankers, hedge fund mangers, and others help to unleash the forces of capital accumulation globally, and as neo-liberalism with its aggressive pro-market state policies allows this finance capital to restructure itself, to diversify its forms, to expand its accumulation opportunities through the growth of retail, financial and service industries, and enhance its global reach, then it is safe to assume that our ecosystems have been harnessed exploitatively in a system of capitalist commodity production such that we can not talk about capitalism at all without talking about capitalism as a world ecology.

«I think when students can see how science is actually happening all around them in their own environment they are more likely to gain interest and engage,» she says, offering as example her ecology class in which 50 percent of the sessions were taught outside in the forest, «where students can physically interact with their ecosystem.»

Friend talked about what animals they saw in what ecosystem and why those animals might be there, tying that discussion to learning objectives about ecology, migration patterns, and so on.

In another Foundation - funded project, the team is using samples from the field vaccine study to help understand plague ecology and overlap among rodent communities and prairie dogs in grassland ecosystemIn another Foundation - funded project, the team is using samples from the field vaccine study to help understand plague ecology and overlap among rodent communities and prairie dogs in grassland ecosystemin grassland ecosystems.

Throughout the school year, students in grades K — 6 come to Crissy Field for inquiry - based learning programs that explore wildlife habitats, coastal ecosystems, biodiversity, archaeology, botany, shorebirds, and hands - on ecology.

Over the last century, they have been the focus of extensive research, particularly in trophic ecology, and continue to provoke important ideas that are relevant beyond this unique ecosystem.

First launched in 2006, the Urban Field Station provides a location for this long - term research partnership promoting applied science on urban ecology, conservation, stewardship, and ecological literacy to support ecosystem management and human well - being.

In ecology one of the most important concepts is that of «keystone species» — these are species whose presence and activities fundamentally shape the dynamics and structure of ecosystems.

In many ways, the field of «restoration ecology» is as disrupted as the ecosystems that researchers seek to restore.

This story has been adapted from a four - part series on Ecosystem Marketplace examining the interplay between economy and ecology in Kenya's Lake Naivasha Watershed.

These results reflect two facets of our new media ecology: (1) in this media ecosystem, a small number of people can claim a large part of the discursive sphere, and (2) news is narrowcast rather than broadcast, with polarization growing from repeated exposure to similar sources.

An axiom in ecology is: man is the simplifier of ecosystems.

In recent years, a number of integrative disciplines — systems science, resilience science, ecosystem health, ethnoecology, deep ecology, Gaia Theory, and others — have sought ways to advance our understanding of the relationships between people and nature, incorporating insights from both the biological and social sciences as well as Indigenous knowledge.