Sentences with phrase «in ecosystems around the world»

A new University of Colorado Boulder study comparing dissolved black carbon deposition on ice and snow in ecosystems around the world (including Antarctica, the Arctic, and alpine regions of the Himalayas, Rockies, Andes, and Alps) shows that while concentrations vary widely, significant amounts can persist in both pristine and non-pristine areas of snow.

Not exact matches

The ecosystems in which we operate around the world are being disrupted and transformed,» CEO David Taylor said in a statement.

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.

In transitioning economies around the world, the private sector alone can not develop dynamic and sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystems.

My writing on start - up communities (Startup Communities: Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Your City) and with organizations like the nonprofit UP Global takes me around the world.

Around the world, these early adopters were contributing to the realization of the Bitcoin ecosystem and bitcoin currency, a digital asset rooted in nothing but logical, computable, principles.

This is also Demo Day for Class 7 of Queen City Fintech, which features fintech startups from all around the world who will have just spent twelve weeks incubating in Charlotte and the Southeast ecosystem.

To better inform the tradeoffs involved in land use choices around the world, experts have assessed the value of ecosystem services provided by land resources such as food, poverty reduction, clean water, climate and disease regulation and nutrients cycling.

Hunting and habitat loss are killing off big carnivores around the world, just as ecologists are discovering how important they are for keeping ecosystems in balance.

Doerr routinely starts wildfires in heath and gorse areas in the UK and around the world to try to understand how such blazes might affect the ecosystem.

«Our dietary specialization studies show us that a majority of insect herbivores, around the world, pick one plant in their local ecosystem and feed on just that one type of plant, not every plant that's available, as many people assume.»

The scientists calculate that the hypothetically required plantations would in fact replace natural ecosystems around the world almost completely.

The answers they came up, just published in the scientific journal Trends in Ecology & Evolution and summarized below, portend both risks and opportunities for species and ecosystems around the world.

«Trillions of insects around the world migrate every year, and we're just beginning to understand their connections to ecosystems and human life,» says Dara Satterfield, an ecologist at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.

They add that «this stabilization must occur in such a way as to give the ecosystems the opportunity to adapt naturally» without compromising food safety or hindering sustainable social and economic development around the world.

The technique, similar to DNA profiling in humans, enables scientists to study genetic diversity and connectivity among the Acropora coral populations, thus finding clues to help with the conservation of coral reef ecosystems in waters around Okinawa and the world.

After noticing a high number of bivalves tucked in the roots of one seagrass ecosystem, marine ecologist Tjisse van der Heide of the University of Groningen in the Netherlands surveyed the frequency of bivalves in 83 seagrass meadows around the world.

Yet now researchers are learning that just as human quirks and temperaments shape our lives and the world around us, the behavior patterns of individual animals affect their role in their ecosystem, their prospects for survival, and, ultimately, their evolution.

The paper, published in the Journal of Environmental Management, examines artificial coral reefs as «recreational ecosystem services,» offering a new methodology to evaluate the aesthetic, behavioral and attitudinal aspects of which artificial reefs around the world can be evaluated.

All across the world, the sort of culture you live in has something to do with the ecosystem around it.

An unprecedented study integrating data from around the globe has shown that honey bees are the world's most important single species of pollinator in natural ecosystems and a key contributor to natural ecosystem functions.

For example, mangroves are estimated to be worth at least US$ 1.6 billion each year in ecosystem services that support coastal livelihoods and human populations around the world *.

Abstract: Diverse and abundant, marine invertebrates have essential roles in ocean ecosystems and provide vital food and export resources for millions of people around the world through small - scale artisanal to large - scale commercial fisheries.

These projects connect them with nature in their own backyards and school yards and use the Internet to create human connections with other students in the United States and around the world for a better understanding of our global ecosystem.

Climate change and diminishing ecosystem services have diminished the resiliency of the Mississippi River Basin ecosystem, threatening the livelihoods of those who live in the region and around the world.

«What makes Rakuten successful is that they've built an amazing ecosystem in Japan and they're building that around the world.

The TouchPad has only been around since July 1st in the USA and July 15th in Canada, but this ecosystem does have more content and potential than the Blackberry App world.

«We have been actively engaged with developers from around the world for many months and as we near the final weeks toward the launch of BlackBerry 10, the growing dedication and commitment we see from our developer community is truly outstanding,» said Alec Saunders, Vice President, Developer Relations and Ecosystems at Research In Motion.

Non-native species invasions are an increasing concern in marine ecosystems around the world.

The marine ecosystem of Puerto Galera nurtures a diversity and abundance of marine life such as I have rarely witnessed in some 20 years of research diving around the world.

Offshore, divers and snorkelers from around the world enjoy some of the most vibrant, diverse marine ecosystems in the world.

Lizard Island offers a range of unforgettable experiences, including diving and snorkeling the world famous Cod Hole, which is home to a community of massive Potato Cod, snorkel and scuba diving trips to experience the incredible marine ecosystems of the Great Barrier Reef and exploring the giant clam gardens around Anchor and Watson's Bays in glass - bottom kayaks.

In recent years, Pace has continuously expanded the possibilities for its role in the contemporary art ecosystem, engaging in collaborations with cultural institutions around the world, establishing the Pace Art + Technology new media center, and the Future \ Pace public art brand in a demonstration of the organization's focus on the futurIn recent years, Pace has continuously expanded the possibilities for its role in the contemporary art ecosystem, engaging in collaborations with cultural institutions around the world, establishing the Pace Art + Technology new media center, and the Future \ Pace public art brand in a demonstration of the organization's focus on the futurin the contemporary art ecosystem, engaging in collaborations with cultural institutions around the world, establishing the Pace Art + Technology new media center, and the Future \ Pace public art brand in a demonstration of the organization's focus on the futurin collaborations with cultural institutions around the world, establishing the Pace Art + Technology new media center, and the Future \ Pace public art brand in a demonstration of the organization's focus on the futurin a demonstration of the organization's focus on the future.

Combining Nolan's documentation of unique geological landscapes, outdated scientific illustrations, and Art Deco patterns, the works evoke themes of ecosystems in transition and our response to, and shifting perspective of, the world around and beyond us.

The best available science suggests that a global system of marine protected areas will need to protect around one third of the sea from fishing to keep ocean ecosystems healthy and the world's fishing industry in business.»

And together with our international network, we support communities around the world in the fight for clean air, healthy ecosystems and a safe climate.

The report, which aggregates historic data from 215 forest carbon projects around the globe, was published last Thursday by Forest Trends» Ecosystem Marketplace, a world - leading provider of news, data and analytics on environmental markets and investments in conservation.

The Team's initiative, she said, began informally in 2005 functioning in an ad hoc, sporadic fashion to enable policy makers from around the world to receive fast, focused advice on how to participate in emerging ecosystem markets and design effective plans and legislation that yield payments for ecosystem services.

In addition, more ultraviolet radiation reaching the surface will have an effect on ecosystems and species as well as agriculture around the world.

From the seas of north Wales, where he kayaks among feeding frenzies of dolphins and seabirds, to the forests of Eastern Europe, where lynx stalk and packs of wolves roam, George Monbiot shows how rewilding could repair the living planet, creating ecosystems in post-industrial nations as profuse and captivating as any around the world.

As a result, water users, governments, and businesses around the world are increasingly recognizing the critical role that healthy ecosystems play in assuring clean, safe water.

[2] This rise in sea levels around the world potentially affects human populations in coastal and island regions [3] and natural environments like marine ecosystems.

The resulting map has the potential to inform scientists about the structure of forest ecosystems in different regions, and it can be used to improve predictions about carbon storage and biodiversity around the world.

Coral reefs, the «rainforests of the sea,» are important ocean ecosystems that protect coastlines, support fisheries, and draw in a lot of tourism around the world.

This unprecedented change in shark populations significantly threatens the sensitive balance required for healthy marine ecosystems, thus endangering the fisheries and economic livelihoods of fishing communities around the world.

Despite widespread recognition that hunter - gatherers and early farmers were capable of transforming terrestrial ecosystems around the world, these early anthropogenic changes have yet to be understood as global change processes and are generally portrayed by global change scientists as localized and insignificant compared with contemporary changes in the Earth system (11, 14).

I can excuse and console myself (a bit) with the knowledge that I'm working for an NGO www.earthwatch.org that in its own way helps people around the world create sustainable economies where they don't have to choose as starkly as they've had to in the past between having livelihoods or healthy ecosystems.

According to Francis Chan, a marine ecologist at OSU, this recurrent dead zone is just another sign of global warming's harmful impact on ocean ecosystems around the world — prompted by unprecedented changes in wind patterns and water currents.

Mari Margil, Director of CELDF's International Center for the Rights of Nature, explained: «This action is the first of its kind in the United States, and comes as courts around the world are beginning to hold that nature and ecosystems possess legally enforceable rights.

Reporting on the impact of this trademark infringement in The Trademark Ecosystem: Insights from Intellectual Property Professionals around the World, customer confusion was identified as the biggest effect (44 %), followed by loss of revenue (40 %), reduced customer loyalty (34 %) and damage to reputation (33 %).