While the primary contribution is in improving our ability to anticipate how earth system interactions will modulate the rate of increase of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, the fact that the models require simulation of land and ocean ecosystems make them extremely valuable for a range of applications
in ecosystem impacts and feedbacks as well.
Not exact matches
With a theme focusing on tackling how entrepreneurs can be supported by the
ecosystem, the event aimed to celebrate and leverage Bahrain's strategic role for startups
in the GCC region and around the world as an ideal startup hub for entrepreneurs and investors looking to expand their
impact.
If Barcelona or Catalonia lost the presence of large anchor companies, that would have an
impact on the startup
ecosystem, since large companies are customers and sources of talent and future founders,» he wrote, but the strong pace of acquisitions seems to point
in the opposite direction.
The US Food and Drug Administration issued a «preliminary finding» that the genetically modified insects, produced by Oxitec at its labs
in Oxford, England, and shipped as eggs to Florida, would have essentially «no significant
impact» on human health, animal health, or the
ecosystem.
It remains to be seen, though, if the current political dynamic will
impact the commitment of foreign donors to work as partners (and funders) to support the growth of the entrepreneurial
ecosystem in Turkey.
And that's how the currency devaluation
in China can ripple through the global economic
ecosystem to ultimately
impact not just how much you pay to watch House of Cards, but the price of a gallon of milk on your local supermarket shelf.
Atlanta - based David Nour, author of Relationship Economics and Return on
Impact, tells me by email that employers should look for specific nature and nurture qualities
in candidates: «professional pedigree,
in particular the lessons they've learned along the way, the relationship
ecosystem they've developed, and how they overcome otherwise insurmountable obstacles.»
Our team of experts have over a decade of expertise
in the startup and
impact ecosystem and deep knowledge and experience
in business development and fundraising.
Submissions at the hearing revealed significant uncertainties on the effects of the project on primary productivity
in the water
ecosystems,
impacts on endangered marine mammals, and
impacts on existing indigenous and commercial fishing interests.
Many experts viewed this as strange, since Chinese traders and miners take up a large portion of the Bitcoin
ecosystem, and the gloomy news should have
impacted Bitcoin price
in some way or another.
Our goal is to hasten the occurrence of customer - validated and scalable companies that will leave a lasting
impact in the Latin American
ecosystem.
NACO has worked diligently over the summer, with its partners to analyze the proposed changes to Canadian Controlled Private Corporations (CCPC),
in order to understand the
impact they may have on Angel investors, and our domestic innovation
ecosystem more broadly.
NACO worked diligently with its partners to analyze the proposed changes to Canadian Controlled Private Corporations (CCPC),
in order to understand the
impact they may have on Angel investors, and our domestic innovation
ecosystem more broadly.
Impact Hub Manila actually created an
ecosystem of people who are
in the start - up scene — entrepreneurs — and empowered them to make the best of the limited resources that we have.»
Bill is active
in national policy
impacting angel investors and the startup financing
ecosystem.
The GIIN has built an investor - focused membership to support one portion of this growing
ecosystem in service of the GIIN's mission to increase the scale and effectiveness of
impact investing.
I like to advise new projects on the best ways to integrate the blockchain
ecosystem and positively
impact the upcoming disruptive solutions
in the global markets.
«This day is not just the largest shopping day
in the world, but a demonstration of the scale and
impact of our global
ecosystem.
Consequently there has been too little effort invested
in applying psychosynthesis to interpersonal relationships and to
impacting the wider structures of society and the
ecosystem.
van Eekeren, N.; Murray, P.J. and Smeding, F.W. (2007) Soil biota
in grassland, its
ecosystem services and the
impact of management.
It is important to capitalise on good storage volumes and environmental water availability
in wetter years
in order to build ecological resilience — the ability of river, wetland and floodplain
ecosystems to withstand and recover from the
impact of future droughts.
In this article, we investigate trends in global coffee distributions and cultivation practices, and we review the potential impacts of these geographic and management changes on biodiversity, ecosystem services, resilience to climate change, and sustainable livelihood
In this article, we investigate trends
in global coffee distributions and cultivation practices, and we review the potential impacts of these geographic and management changes on biodiversity, ecosystem services, resilience to climate change, and sustainable livelihood
in global coffee distributions and cultivation practices, and we review the potential
impacts of these geographic and management changes on biodiversity,
ecosystem services, resilience to climate change, and sustainable livelihoods.
Thanks to the Robert W. Wilson Innovation Fund, the Rainforest Alliance undertakes efforts across the globe that expand our scope of
impact by delivering greater value to our stakeholders and creating more substantial benefits
in the
ecosystems and communities where we work.
Although little research has been carried out comparing agro-
ecosystem diversity
in different farming regimes, many of the principles of organic agriculture are likely to have a positive
impact on
ecosystem diversity66.
Chef Chris Kiyuna and owners Karen Leibowitz and Anthony Myint run their own aquaponic green house
in Oakland; source local, pasture - raised meats using a carbon - farming method to minimize Co2
impact; and bake their bread with kernza, a perennial wheat that helps restore the soil
ecosystem.
«We know from lots and lots of other
ecosystems that how you set up the house has a real
impact for all the later guests,» says medical microbiologist David Relman of the Stanford University School of Medicine, who was not involved
in the study.
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.
LINCOLN, MA — Mass Audubon,
in partnership with the Connecticut Audubon Society and the Audubon Society of Rhode Island, has been awarded a $ 69,632 Environmental Education grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to inform their members and the public about climate change and its
impacts on local
ecosystems.
As part of the Microbial Ecology Lab, he will help survey the many distinct habitats of Shedd's animal populations, analyzing how unseen members of complex
ecosystems are
impacted by changes
in the environment, advancing the understanding of how these tiny microbes affect animal health.
Students will analyze data to determine trends
in bee populations and the
impact on local
ecosystems, as well as obtain information on current conservation efforts.
The party will press for amendments to the bill,
in order to further help it undo the negative
impacts of overfishing, sewage, and mining pollution on the
ecosystem.
Aggression toward humans and native animal species, the depletion of submerged vegetation
in aquatic
ecosystems and degraded water quality due to droppings are among the negative
impacts of mute swan populations, environmental experts say.
The authors studied well - preserved Cretaceous
ecosystems in Antarctica and found two temperature spikes, including a larger one before the
impact.
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.
Also, greater demand is having a negative
impact on individual medicinal species and the
ecosystems in which they thrive.
A study, involving researchers from the University of Southampton, found that water - limited
ecosystems in arid and semi-arid regions, such as The Great Plains and South - West United States and some
in Australia and Mediterranean Europe, were particularly
impacted by these indirect effects.
«Humans have had far - reaching
impacts on
ecosystems,» said author Tyler Coverdale, a researcher
in the lab of lead author Mark Bertness, chair of the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.
Diffenbaugh and Field review the physical conditions that are likely to shape the
impacts of climate change on terrestrial
ecosystems, showing that they will face rates of change unprecedented
in the past 65 million years.
Rising anthropogenic, or human - caused, carbon dioxide
in the atmosphere may have up to twice the
impact on coastal estuaries as it does
in the oceans because the human - caused CO2 lowers the
ecosystem's ability to absorb natural fluctuations of the greenhouse gas, a new study suggests.
The indirect effects of rising atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) levels, such as changes
in soil moisture and plant structure, can have a bigger
impact on
ecosystems than previously thought.
Findings published today
in the journal Nature Climate Change reveal that water temperature has a direct
impact on maintaining the delicate plankton
ecosystem of our oceans.
This study highlights the importance of considering hydrological drought for wildfire prediction, and the researchers recommend that hydrology should be considered
in future studies of the
impact of projected ENSO strength, including effects on tropical
ecosystems, and biodiversity conservation.
They found that
in oil palm plantations, eleven out of 14
ecosystem functions showed a net decrease, some with an irreversible global
impact.
«
In the coming decades both modern day climate change and other human activities will have a profound
impact on our
ecosystem.
The inflows and their resulting
impact are likely to continue to affect the situation
in the Baltic Sea main basin and the functioning of the
ecosystem, and they are also indirectly reflected
in the situation of the Gulf of Finland and the Gulf of Bothnia.
Ms Tanner said monitoring of estuarine CO2 was important for planning and remediation efforts: «As each estuary is different, the potential
impacts of climate change and urban development will be different
in every
ecosystem.»
Climate change
impacts in the deep ocean are less visible, but the longevity and slow pace of life
in the deep makes that
ecosystem uniquely sensitive to environmental variability.
Scientists say reserves can help marine
ecosystems and people adapt to five key
impacts of climate change: ocean acidification; sea - level rise; increased intensity of storms; shifts
in species distribution, and decreased productivity and oxygen availability.
These declines
in rainfall could potentially alter the region's climate, disrupting rainforest
ecosystems and
impacting local economies, according to the study's authors.
«Any planned infrastructure development
in the region's sensitive Andean headwaters must consider the cumulative
impacts on the entire
ecosystem, especially to fish populations that are vital for the region's food security.»