Sentences with phrase «natural changes in the environment»

The highest number of respondents, 35 percent, said climate change was caused about equally by natural changes in the environment and human causes.

As dramatic and natural changes in the environment and the arrival of people to the continent roughly coincide in time, a scientific debate on what caused the demise of this fauna continues.

By contrast, only 30 % say it is due mostly to natural changes in the environment, matching the lowest level measured in our November 2016 survey.

Asked about the cause of global warming, on the assumption that it is happening, 58 % of respondents said that it is caused mostly by human activities, 28 % said that it is caused mostly by natural changes in the environment, 7 % opted for «neither because global warming isn't happening,» and 5 % volunteered that it was a mix of human activities and natural causes.

Many within this group believe that if global warming is happening, it is caused by natural changes in the environment.

Phenomena such as the ice ages and cyclones provide evidence of adaptation to these natural changes in our environments.

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This is backwards from the evolutionary theory of natural selection, which states that birds adapt and change in order to survive better in their environment.

This is backwards from the evolutionary natural selection concept that birds adapt and change in order to survive better in their environment.

Natural selection is a far better explanation for adaptations than purposive forces, especially considering that the better adapted a species is to its environment, the more certain becomes its extinction should the environment change (or in other words, natural selection is blind to the fNatural selection is a far better explanation for adaptations than purposive forces, especially considering that the better adapted a species is to its environment, the more certain becomes its extinction should the environment change (or in other words, natural selection is blind to the fnatural selection is blind to the future).

If an individual acquires a character during its lifetime, that does not increase the probability that its offspring will exhibit the character; but if the development of some members of a population are affected by the environment in ways which improve their chance of leaving offspring, this will obviously increase their contribution to later generations, that is to say, their natural selective value; and the frequency of that character in later generations will be increased, not by any physiological or genetical change, but by the operation of selection.

Through cultural evolution we take charge of much of our environment and that in turn changes the direction of natural selection of genes.

A former nationally syndicated columnist, Polito believes the natural products industry is a community and has a role to play in creating positive change for the environment, for better health and for a more fair economy.

«Our missions are very similar, to work with farmers and communities in an effort to protect the natural environment and help mitigate the effects of climate change on a global scale.

«The importance of storytelling, of the natural rhythms of daily life, of the evolutionary changes in the child, of art as the necessary underpinning of learning, and of the aesthetic environment as a whole — all basic to Waldorf education for the past 70 years — are being «discovered» and verified by researchers unconnected to the Waldorf movement.»

When it comes to using what is naturally available in the environment to create one amazing diaper, Babyganics has managed to change the game as well as exceed expectations for what an all natural diaper can be.

«Landscape - scale management, natural capital and ecosystem services initiatives are becoming increasingly important in light of increasing pressure on the UK's natural environment from development, population growth and climate change.

«The research fills an important gap in our understanding of the vulnerability of tropical river - forest systems to changes in climate and land cover,» said the project's leader, Leandro Castello, assistant professor of fish and wildlife conservation in Virginia Tech's College of Natural Resources and Environment.

Hunt and his colleagues drew on large collections of ostracod fossils from the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, the University of Southern Mississippi, and Louisiana State University, as well as additional fossils they collected themselves, to investigate whether species in which this male / female distinction was most prominent had been more vulnerable than others to changes in their environments.

«We should be thinking of ways to reduce our negative effects on the natural environment and these results show that if we do basic conservation and management, it can make a big difference in terms of how ecosystems will weather climate change,» Harley said.

«This system is a starting point for being more transparent, because the more transparent we are, the more opportunities for financing further actions we will have in the international arena,» said Juan Mata Sandoval, director - general of climate change policy at Mexico's Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources.

Their study, published in Global Change Biology, was supported by the Natural Environment Research Council.

«If we can understand how the landscape has changed over decades and what that does to water quality, human health, and ecosystem health, we can begin to make predictions for the future,» said senior author Kathleen Alexander, professor of wildlife conservation in the College of Natural Resources and Environment and a Fralin Life Science Institute affiliate.

To better understand these effects, this study, funded by the UK Natural Environment Research Council and the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change, examined a natural reservoir where large natural pockets of CO2 have been trapped in sedimentary rocks for hundreds of thousands ofNatural Environment Research Council and the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change, examined a natural reservoir where large natural pockets of CO2 have been trapped in sedimentary rocks for hundreds of thousands ofnatural reservoir where large natural pockets of CO2 have been trapped in sedimentary rocks for hundreds of thousands ofnatural pockets of CO2 have been trapped in sedimentary rocks for hundreds of thousands of years.

«This study is one of the first to quantitatively examine the loss of forested areas and other land cover changes in savanna environments,» said Richard Yuretich, program director for the National Science Foundation's Dynamics of Coupled Natural and Human Systems Program, which funded the research.

A quarter of producers said they believed climate change was caused mostly by natural shifts in the environment, and 31 percent said there was not enough evidence to determine whether climate change was happening or not.

Andrew Gray at the University of Manchester, UK, says captive breeding is critical for preventing vulnerable amphibians being wiped out by the next wave of disease or the tiniest change in their natural environment.

Non-polar glacial ice holds a wealth of information about past changes in climate, the environment and especially atmospheric composition, such as variations in temperature, atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases and emissions of natural aerosols or human - made pollutants... The glaciers therefore hold the memory of former climates and help to predict future environmental changes.

Yang Fuqiang, a senior adviser on energy, environment and climate change at the Natural Resources Defense Council, agrees that in 2015, China's carbon dioxide emissions dropped for the first time, signaling that the country's emissions peak may come earlier than previously thought.

Dr Robert Marchant, Reader in the University's Environment Department, said: «An understanding of the long - term history of faunal change allows us to identify patterns in the interplay of natural and anthropogenic factors that have shaped Zanzibar's ecosystems today.

That's especially important since many decisions that will affect how communities fare in a changing climate will be made locally, said Rosina Bierbaum, dean of University of Michigan's School of Natural Resources and Environment.

Observing changes in human rhythms in a natural environment represents a «breakthrough,» says Marie Dumont, a chronobiologist at the University of Montreal in Canada.

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Acclimatization refers to phenotypic changes by an organism to stresses in the natural environment that result in the readjustment of the organism's tolerance.

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«The changes that organisms bring about in their environment mean that they are not passive victims of natural selection, but rather often actively determine how selection acts on them,» Laland says.

In order to keep track with changes in the ocean, a thorough observation system is needed, Dr. Phil Williamson, Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and University of East Anglia, stateIn order to keep track with changes in the ocean, a thorough observation system is needed, Dr. Phil Williamson, Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and University of East Anglia, statein the ocean, a thorough observation system is needed, Dr. Phil Williamson, Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and University of East Anglia, states.

Furthermore, her research on evaluating oversight through a multi-criteria analytical approach indicates that the US system has strengths in its use of natural science data, but is weak in transparency in operation, inclusivity of a broad range of stakeholders and perspectives, and capacity of regulatory agencies to dealing with changing environments and technologies.

The ecosystems chapter concludes that, «Human - induced climate change, in conjunction with other stresses, is exerting major influences on natural environments and biodiversity, and these influences are generally expected to grow with increased warming.»

When water used as a coolant is returned to the natural environment at a higher temperature, the change in temperature impacts organisms by (a) decreasing oxygen supply, and (b) affecting ecosystem composition.

«We hope that other scientists will use these data to answer questions such as why, unlike humans, some plants do not deteriorate as they age, why some environments are better for agriculture than others, and how fast plant populations will move in response to climate change,» said Yvonne Buckley, professor of Zoology in Trinity College Dublin's School of Natural Sciences.

Stress is a natural response to changes and perceived threats in our environment.

Visitors may want to begin with the Our Place in the Natural World section to explore how all living things change in order to adapt to the presence of other living things and the changing environment and trace our shared ancestry with other mammals back as far as 210 million years.

A change in lifestyle and diligence is the only natural way that determines each of our health to thrive against the toxic environment in and around us and to lead a complete physical, emotional, mental and social well - being.

They are asked to describe some of Earth's greatest natural wonders, how the planet affects our survival as a human race, man's impact (negative and positive) on the environment, and how they can change their daily routines in order to help preserve planet Earth.

You've heard it all before but it's true that unless we properly start reducing climate change, our overuse of natural resources and our impact on the natural environment we are really putting ourselves and our planet in a compromised position.

In today's environment of economic volatility, increasing calamities (natural and man - made) and changing global dynamics, the Insurance sector needs to adopt training approaches that will help them equip their employees to manage these variables successfully.

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