Sentences with phrase «in ecosystem structure»

Modelling studies suggest that shifts in ecosystem structure from climate variations may be as or more important than the alterations in bulk integrated properties reported here

Such alterations in the spatial and temporal distribution of marine organisms ultimately drive subsequent changes in ecosystem structure and functioning [1,12 — 15].

Pauley and other marine biologists have shown that drastically reduced populations in marine fishes caused by overfishing may never recover because overfishing has created irreversible changes in ecosystem structure.

However, changes in pH in coastal ecosystems result from a multitude of drivers, including impacts from watershed processes, nutrient inputs, and changes in ecosystem structure and metabolism.

Changes in ecosystem structure can occur when specific organisms respond to surface warming, acidification, changes in nutrient ratios resulting from changes in external sources of nutrients (atmosphere or rivers) and changes in upper trophic levels (fisheries).

The direct CO2 - fertilisation impact and warming effect of rising atmospheric CO2 have contrasting effects on their dominant functional types (trees and C3 grasses may benefit from rising CO2 but not from warming; C4 grasses may benefit from warming, but not from CO2 - fertilisation), with uncertain, non-linear and rapid changes in ecosystem structure and carbon stocks likely.

Considerable amounts will disappear, causing major changes in ecosystem structure and in human impacts.

The most recent report concluded both, that global temperatures are rising, that this is caused largely by human activities and, in addition, that for increases in global average temperature, there are projected to be major changes in ecosystem structure and function with predominantly negative consequences for biodiversity and ecosystems, e.g. water and food supply.

The projected result: widespread climate - induced forest die - offs, shifts in ecosystem structure and function, a concomitant loss of habitat for plants and animals, and the elimination of large carbon stores.

«This overlap in their resources forces the bears to make a choice that could in the long run result in fewer bears and / or unexpected changes in ecosystem structure,» Stanford said.

Not exact matches

«The concept of «maintaining ecological function» refers to the balance of ecological processes necessary for the reef ecosystem as a whole to persist, but perhaps in a different form,» a spokesperson for Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority explained, «noting the composition and structure may differ from what is currently seen today.»

Dear reader This year has already been very eventful for us, with Swiss Venture Capital Report published in a magazine format for the first time, the change of structure to a foundation and the filling of the foundation board with high - profile representatives of the start - up ecosystem from all over Switzerland.

Territories that includes creating new social interaction models, new roles as members of a social ecosystem, and advancing social business models that may very well alter the structure and business operations they have been wedded to for decades — in ways they could not have dreamed of just a few short years ago.

The most striking difference between it and the other virtual currencies is its structured approach to business with constant roll out of new products and services as seen in the OneCoin ecosystem on the company site.

The remarks come as part of an extensive interview that finds the CEO of one of bitcoin's most secretive companies opening up about its broader goals, the structure of its operations and its role in the bitcoin 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.

Once this ultimate structure of divine - human communion has been actualized in the life of Christ, tried, purged, and refined in the crucible of the Way of the Cross, and given the double - sided efficacy to which we have referred subsequent to the events of Resurrection and Pentecost, the new aeon is present with a power and certainty as great as the size of God and the constancy of the divine love — that is to say, as great as a process - relational model of real contingency in the divine - worldly ecosystem will allow, given God's excellence and pre-eminence within that ecosystem.

Principle 5: Conservation of ecosystem structure and functioning, in order to maintain ecosystem services, should be a priority target of the ecosystem approach.

Felling of native forests in this region, burning of the land and cereal monocultures have led to a continued destruction and alteration of the structure and function of the ecosystem.

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.

Many marine biologists think of the world's biggest alga as the keystone species of its ecosystem, not only in terms of its structure — a huge forestlike environment under the sea — but also in terms of its tremendous productivity in supplying food for the near - shore ecosystem.

Regional studies suggest that marine heat waves may provoke «widespread loss of habitat - forming species such as kelps and corals, drive shifts in species distributions, alter the structure of communities and ecosystems, and have economic impacts on aquaculture and seafood industries through declines in important fishery species,» they note.

By describing the structure of these webs, scientists can predict how plants and animals living in an ecosystem will respond to change.

Research must determine the niche structure of the many species of larger animals and must make assessments of energy flux in the several African ecosystems.

«The most significant pattern in the history of life is the progressive net increase in complexity of structure and dynamics that has occurred in organisms and the ecosystems in which -LSB-...]

Our approach has been to understand how organisms are structured and distributed in these ecosystems.

In the classic view of ecosystems, outlined by Elton and later Robert MacArthur and E. O. Wilson in their theory of island biogeography, ecosystems run on a knife's edge: They are tightly structured, without much room for new competitorIn the classic view of ecosystems, outlined by Elton and later Robert MacArthur and E. O. Wilson in their theory of island biogeography, ecosystems run on a knife's edge: They are tightly structured, without much room for new competitorin their theory of island biogeography, ecosystems run on a knife's edge: They are tightly structured, without much room for new competitors.

Special living conditions and functions in the marine ecosystem forces them to produce a vast number of bioactive metabolites with unique structures.

These concepts includes matter, forces and interactions, energy, and waves in the physical sciences; structures, ecosystems, heredity, and evolution in the life sciences; Earth's place in the universe, earth system, and Earth and human activity in the Earth and space sciences; and engineering design and its links to technology and society in engineering.

The reduction in predator abundance through fishing altered the balance and structure of the coral reef ecosystem.

Thus, past and future increases in atmospheric nitrogen deposition have the potential to alter the base of the marine food web; and, in the long term, the structure of the ecosystem.

The laboratory component confirms that amphetamine is present in the Gwynns Falls watershed at concentrations that have the potential to affect stream ecosystem structure and function.

'' Watch a video about food webs in this month's Graphic Science Web Exclusive «Food Webs Trace the Structure of an Ecosystem.»

Most structures studied by science exist in three dimensions: molecules, organisms, ecosystems, galaxies.

«In terms of practical nature conservation, these results signify that in the future it will no longer be sufficient to preserve small, isolated reserves — while these benefit specialized species with a simple genetic structure, the bulk of species that depend on an exchange between local populations will lose out in the medium to long term,» predicts Schmitt, and he adds in closing, «This will lead to a further decline of numerous insect species — with dramatic consequences for entire food webs and ecosystems.&raquIn terms of practical nature conservation, these results signify that in the future it will no longer be sufficient to preserve small, isolated reserves — while these benefit specialized species with a simple genetic structure, the bulk of species that depend on an exchange between local populations will lose out in the medium to long term,» predicts Schmitt, and he adds in closing, «This will lead to a further decline of numerous insect species — with dramatic consequences for entire food webs and ecosystems.&raquin the future it will no longer be sufficient to preserve small, isolated reserves — while these benefit specialized species with a simple genetic structure, the bulk of species that depend on an exchange between local populations will lose out in the medium to long term,» predicts Schmitt, and he adds in closing, «This will lead to a further decline of numerous insect species — with dramatic consequences for entire food webs and ecosystems.&raquin the medium to long term,» predicts Schmitt, and he adds in closing, «This will lead to a further decline of numerous insect species — with dramatic consequences for entire food webs and ecosystems.&raquin closing, «This will lead to a further decline of numerous insect species — with dramatic consequences for entire food webs and ecosystems.»

The way in which fishing alters size - structured food web interactions has implications for the structure and function of kelp forest ecosystems.

Keystone species in nature have a profound effect on the structure and function of the ecosystem and disproportionately determine the prevalence and activities of other species.

Despite the importance of the skin ecosystem to human health and well - being, we know very little about the forces that shape microbial structure and composition in the skin environment.

«Raven populations have increased precipitously in the past four decades in sagebrush ecosystems, largely as a result of fragmentation and development of anthropogenic structures.

Response of Nitrifier and Denitrifier Abundance and Microbial Community Structure to Experimental Warming in an Agricultural Ecosystem — Tatoba R. Waghmode — Frontiers in Microbiology

«It tells you about the ecosystem of the tumour», Simona says, «using fluorescent markers, we can label many specific cell types and structures within the brain in the vicinity of the tumour, and look not just at the tumour cells but how they interact with their surroundings.

Environmental drivers of heterogeneity in the trophic - functional structure of protozoan communities during an annual cycle in a coastal ecosystem.

My research addresses this need by (1) Characterising the spatially explicit functional role of reef fish; (2) Evaluating the interaction of fish with coral reef structure across spatial scales; and (3) Uses this information to evaluate the effectiveness of cross-scale diversity of function in fish as an indicator of resilience in coral reef ecosystems.

Furthermore, I plan to construct models that will describe how ecosystem structure may change in the face of multiple stressors, and compare these models against existing models of coral bleaching and disease to determine whether they offer novel insights or enhanced predictive ability of these events.

In addition to providing further evidence that pesticides can dramatically change the structure and function of aquatic ecosystems, our experiment is among the first to demonstrate how road salt can have similar effects.

The evaluated models will be used for predicting the different services soil renders to ecosystems in a dynamic way and for testing classical theory, where soil structure is not directly taken into account.

«The concept of «maintaining ecological function» refers to the balance of ecological processes necessary for the reef ecosystem as a whole to persist, but perhaps in a different form, noting the composition and structure may differ from what is currently seen today,» a spokeswoman for the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority explained.

Covering: B1 - Cell Structure and transport B2 - Cell Division B3 - Organisation and the Digestive System B4 - Organising animals and plants B5 - Communicable Diseases B6 - Preventing and Treating Disease B7 - Non-Communicable Diseases B8 - Photosynthesis B9 - Respiration B10 - The Human Nervous System B11 - Hormonal Coordination B12 - Homeostasis in Action (GCSE Biology Only) B13 - Reproduction B14 - Variation and Evolution B15 - Genetics and Evolution B16 - Adaptations, Interdependence and Competition B17 - Organising an Ecosystem B18 - Biodiversity and Ecosystems

At the international event, Javier Collado had the opportunity to let experts know about his work «Global Citizenship Education and Sustainable Development Goals: A Transdisciplinary and Biomimetic Perspective ``, a research that seeks to integrate eco-ethics as a pedagogical practice in the implementation of the GCED: identifying the vital axises that constitute the interdependence of ecosystems to make a biomimetic application in social, political, and educational structures of human systems.

In much the same way that vendor adoption of developer standards such as LTI would improve interoperability in a plug - and - play ecosystem, a similar standard - driven strategy for learning data could ensure 3rd party apps, the Learning Management System, and Student Information Systems (SIS) all deliver uniformly structured data events to a central location, like a Learner Record Store (LRSIn much the same way that vendor adoption of developer standards such as LTI would improve interoperability in a plug - and - play ecosystem, a similar standard - driven strategy for learning data could ensure 3rd party apps, the Learning Management System, and Student Information Systems (SIS) all deliver uniformly structured data events to a central location, like a Learner Record Store (LRSin a plug - and - play ecosystem, a similar standard - driven strategy for learning data could ensure 3rd party apps, the Learning Management System, and Student Information Systems (SIS) all deliver uniformly structured data events to a central location, like a Learner Record Store (LRS).