Sentences with phrase «limits of adaptation»

The 300 - 400ppm range is sufficient to trigger major adaptation challenges and costs, and the 450 - 650ppm range is enough to push us to or beyond the limits of adaptation.

He has engaged in the discussion on our limits of adaptation in a number of articles, for example, in the Guardian, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung and Nature magazine.

Her research interests include limits of adaptation and consequences for loss and damage, human mobility, and risk management.

There is no way to prove a ghg component but the lesson for all of us on the limits of adaptation, and the limits of governmental help in such situations, resonated, and still does.

«Ocean acidification: The limits of adaptation: World's longest laboratory experiment with the single - celled calcifying alga Emiliania huxleyi reveals that evolutionary adaptation to acidification is restricted.»

The limits of adaptation are the underlying focus of the studies, said Kees van der Geest, a co-author of the overview and senior researcher at the U.N. University's Institute for Environment and Human Security.

Not exact matches

The movie adaptation of Lewis» 2010 book hits a limited number of theaters this week, and will be widely released Dec. 23.

Cities are projected to require at least USD 1.7 trillion a year for climate change mitigation and adaptation above business as usual in order to align GHG levels with those that limit global warming to 2 °C and avoid the worst effects of climate change.

Noah has drawn a mix of boos and ahhs from believers for its inventive adaptation of the limited text.

James Franco's adaptation of As I Lay Dying has just been released straight to video following a limited release, and it's a film that deserves broad consideration, partially because the novel is one of the most thought - provoking in American literature.

«In the light of limited funds for adaptation it is an asset to provide comparable cost assessments.

«Limited sign of soil adaptation to climate warming.»

The results show that despite the constant pressure of natural selection, Marsh Tits can only improve their antipredator tactics so much — there are limits to adaptation.

The contributors explore such issues as the nature of species, how species are counted, limits on diversity, mechanisms of speciation and adaptation, and speciation rates.

Piper's research clarifying the mechanism of seedling establishment success for E. coccineum in conditions with limited availability of N and P may lead to advantageous root adaptation in other plants.

These coral populations provide important information about the present limits of adaptability and could also help to either speed up adaptation in populations that have yet to experience such extremes, or be used to repopulate reef areas that have recently been denuded due to unprecedented environmental extremes.

The Arabian Gulf populations are an example of the capacity for local adaptation to allow corals to cope with conditions that prevail in the Arabian Gulf; this pattern tells us little about the limits of adaptability.

«We found that, in the case of the Neanderthals, an acute shortage of carbohydrates and a limited availability of fat caused their biological adaptation to a high - protein diet.»

The researchers were able to see signs of watery adaptation not seen in other dinosaurs: a small nostril located far back on the head, apparently to limit water intake; relatively long forelimbs; big flat feet suitable for paddling as well as walking on muddy ground; and very dense limb bones, which would have allowed Spinosaurus to submerge itself rather than float at the surface.

Then, when humans migrated out of Africa and headed to the far north, they evolved lighter skin as an adaptation to limited sunlight.

They suggest that further studies are needed to increase the understanding of why some communities have been able to successfully adapt and others have not in order to gain a better sense of the barriers and limits to adaptation.

Though once widespread, this endangered species is only limited to fragmental mountain forests, and the highest altitude (up to 4,500 meters) of any primate, making them a fascinating subject for evolutionary biologists to study to reveal the genetics behind their adaptations.

The first, «Adaptation on the Edge of Chaos», explores the limits of selection as they act on self - organised systems.

By integrating the sequence data and the associated metadata, we have established laboratory and bioinformatics - based methods that enable us to investigate scientific questions including: the tropism of ZIKV for dendritic cells and the antiviral response of the cells during infection (Bowen et al. 2017); investigating the phylogenetic diversity of strains obtained by Biodefense and Emerging Infections (BEI) Resources and distributed to virologists (manuscript in preparation); the genetic determinants of ZIKV host adaptation in C6 / 36 mosquito vs. Vero cells; and the diversity of ZIKV circulating in limited geographic regions, including Barbados, Colombia, and the state of Chiapas, Mexico.

We study the diversity of life histories and evolutionary adaptations and their limits (including diseases) of free - ranging and captive wildlife species, and their interactions with people and their environment in Germany, Europe and worldwide.

We study the diversity of life histories and evolutionary adaptations and their limits, including diseases, of free - ranging and captive wildlife species, and their interactions with people and their environment in Germany, Europe and worldwide.

Limits to hybridization derived variation are determined by the interplay of local adaptation and genomic constraints

To determine whether the major human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum exhibits fragmented population structure or local adaptation at the northern limit of its African distribution where the dry Sahel zone meets the Sahara, samples were collected from diverse locations within Mauritania over a range of ~ 1000 kilometres.

The adaptation of evergreen needles limits the water lost due to transpiration and their dark green color increases their absorption of sunlight.

The human body makes remarkable adaptations to limit the amount of energy that it expends in a given day, so if fat loss is your goal, a very aggressive exercise program might not do much for you.

I disagree on limiting fats — healthy fats actually allow for the absorption of nutrients, help maintain the nervous system — which is vital for neural adaptations in weight lifting, and actually help reduce LDL in the blood.

There may be adaptations that would limit the increases in muscle activity as subjects become more accustomed to the motion of the flexible bar.»

The adaptations to plyometric training are not only limited to the the stretch - shortening cycle, as I have outlined in the article The 101 of Power Training for Beginners the human body uses three mechanisms for muscular activation

However, this study was limited in that the experimental manipulation did not provide sufficient potassium or sodium intake, nor did it allow time for keto - adaptation to reflect the conditions of chronic, very low carbohydrate consumption.

With the exception of one study (20), these metabolic studies are limited by the short study duration (typically, 7 — 14 d), which probably does not allow sufficient time for full adaptation to low - carbohydrate conditions.

For about eight months I did a low carb adaptation of the GAPS diet (no winter squash, carrots, nuts except almonds, limited fruits - just green apples, berries and white grapefruit).

The blockbuster adaptation of Suzanne Collins» novel will be back in 100 IMAX theaters for a limited one - week engagement.

Although his role was essentially limited to a brief maritime seduction of the illustrious lady (played by Emma Thompson), Northam had already landed the considerably more substantial part of Mr. Knightley in Douglas MacGrath's 1996 adaptation of the Austen novel Emma.

Currently, they are in pre-production on a limited series adaptation of the novel, «Today Will Be Different,» by Maria Semple, which has Julia Roberts attached to star, the adult animated series «Amberville,» for Amazon, and «The Ballad of Buster Scruggs,» a Western anthology written and directed by the Coen Brothers, amongst other projects in development.

Los Angeles, CA (June 01, 2017)-- HBO has made a development deal for Annapurna Television's limited series adaptation of Maria Semple's bestselling novel, «Today Will Be Different», it was announced today.

For sheer power of ensemble, nothing matched HBO's limited series adaptation of Liane Moriarty's hit novel.

«Truth» In theaters: Oct. 16 (limited release) New materials: Full Trailer, First Poster Lowdown: I was a big fan of James Vanderbilt's adaptation of Mary Mapes» first hand account of the «Rathergate» scandal that hit CBS News in 2004 when it debuted at the Toronto Film Festival almost two weeks ago («Truth» movie review).

Unlike that Roald Dahl adaptation, «Isle of Dogs» does not have a compelling story, and even worse, it has the most egregious examples of its director's privilege since «The Darjeeling Limited.»

Gadon, who most recently co-starred opposite James Franco in Hulu's Stephen King limited series 11.22.63, will play Grace Marks in the streaming giant and Canadian broadcaster CBC's adaptation of Atwood's award - winning novel.

The details on The Handmaid, an adaptation of Sarah Water's novel «Fingersmith», are limited.

The River — Jean Renoir's beautiful adaptation of a Rumer Godden (Black Narcissus) novel (she wrote the screenplay as well) about a British colonial family in India is lushly romantic while managing to, for the most part, avoid the pitfalls of imperialism that drag down The Darjeeling Limited.

He won strong reviews for his unsettling literary adaptations Young Adam (2003) and Asylum (2005), but since the limited release of the latter, his work has gone unnoticed, despite the fact he's gotten more adventurous with each film.

Departing from his big - budget films, Peter Jackson worked on a limited - release adaptation of the Alice Sebold novel The Lovely Bones, which starred Saoirse Ronan, Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz and Susan Sarandon.

Twists abound in a story that gets credit for jarring narrative directions, but this adaptation of Robert A. Heinlein's «All You Zombies» remains limited in its potential, especially as it fails to evolve past its spiritual predecessors «Source Code» and «Looper.»

The upcoming film adaptation of Jeff VanderMeer's Nebula - winning book, Annihilation, is dealing with multiple issues such as a lack of promotion and limited international distribution.