Sentences with phrase «in ecosystem stability»
«We need to understand the relationships between the species we're driving to extinction, and the roles they play in ecosystem stability,» says Roopnarine.
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That's what Stephan did in the forest, saying simply: «A thing is right when it enhances the stability and beauty of the total ecosystem.
«Interactions between species are important for ecosystem (a community of interacting species) stability,» said Dr Dirk Sanders, of the Centre for Ecology and Conservation at the University of Exeter's Penryn Campus in Cornwall.
The researchers conclude in today's Science that stability — as measured by total biomass — depends more on the ability of species in an ecosystem to withstand environmental stress, than on the sheer number of species.
«Stability in ecosystems: Asynchrony of species is more important than diversity: Temporal fluctuations in species ensure stability in ecosystems.»
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That is another reason for concern about the worldwide decline in biodiversity, he notes: «The loss of diversity is probably having adverse effects on stability and productivity and the ability of the ecosystem to respond to global climate change.»
«Ancient ecosystem response to «big five» mass extinction: Ingenious modeling shows that the stability of ancient ecosystems depended on species with important, big - picture roles in food web.»
The study is unusual because it looks at several factors that affect ecosystem stability at the same time over a long period in a setting that kept other potential variables constant.
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.
The study presented here highlights current knowledge gaps and provides research recommendations so that ecologists can gain a deeper understanding of the linkages between biodiversity and ecosystem stability in a changing world.
There is still much that we need to know before we can stop the decline in the insect pollinators on which we depend for our food supply and ecosystem stability.»
The Xoom (out in the US but not in the UK) does challenge somewhat with its Google Honeycomb OS, but can't match the simplicity or stability of the iPad 2, or the strength of its app ecosystem.
We recently ran a story on a permaculture project in a city «hood, but you might like a tad more on just what it is: «Permaculture (permanent agriculture) is the conscious design and maintenance of agriculturally productive ecosystems which have the diversity, stability, and resilience of natural ecosystems.»
The consequences of this increase range from ocean acidification — excess CO2 lowers of the pH of the water, dissolving the shells of many animals and threatening the stability of entire marine ecosystems — to trapping heat in the atmosphere, leading to climate change.
One of the possible beneficial consequences of global warming might be a reduction in the extent and stability of marine ice, which would directly affect the productivity of polar ecosystems.
This preparatory work is an essential part of permaculture (short for «permanent agriculture»), a way of designing and maintaining «agriculturally productive ecosystems that have the diversity, stability, and resilience of natural ecosystems» (in the words of workshop organizers) that emphasizes working with the land rather than fighting against it.
This more than any other indicator suggests that there is inherent stability in the Bitcoin ecosystem, and many Bitcoin traders don't seem particularly worried about the ongoing block size debate.
In other words, DAH takes blockchain technology and uses it to supercharge and hyper - secure all digital transactions, providing newfound stability to digital currency and fiat currency ecosystems alike.
The Web3 Foundation nurtures and stewards technologies and applications in the fields of decentralized web software protocols, particularly those which utilize modern cryptographic methods to safeguard decentralization, to the benefit and for the stability of the Web3 ecosystem.
The goal, while laudable for the ecosystem may be challenging given the current difficult climate for bitcoin exchanges, which have suffered due to the digital currency's long periods of price stability, increased competition and a pressure to lower fees in 2015.