Sentences with phrase «much ecosystem shift»

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The historical land connections can reveal how much a structural change, whether that is the shifting of continents or even on a much smaller scale, like building a dam or paving a road, can influence ecosystems.

Ecosystems shifting a yard a day The changes that are expected ahead will happen much faster than the rate at which species and ecosystems typically are able to adjust, FEcosystems shifting a yard a day The changes that are expected ahead will happen much faster than the rate at which species and ecosystems typically are able to adjust, Fecosystems typically are able to adjust, Field said.

The stakes for the region — and the rest of the world — are high: some researchers suggests that if forest cover in the Amazon falls below a certain threshold, much of its rainforest could shift toward a drier, savannah - like ecosystem.

While much of the work on whole - ecosystem regime shifts has focused on drylands, a growing body of evidence indicates abrupt state shifts will plausibly affect many other ecosystems as climate continues to change over the next several decades.