Consequently, accurate prediction of soil moisture is crucial for simulation of the hydrological cycle, of soil and vegetation biochemistry, including the cycling of carbon and nutrients, and
of ecosystem structure and distribution as well as climate.
Further, soil moisture is an important determinant
of ecosystem structure and therein a primary means by which climate regulates (and is partially regulated by) ecosystem distribution.
Principle 5: Conservation
of ecosystem structure and functioning, in order to maintain ecosystem services, should be a priority target of the ecosystem approach.
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.»
The mission
of UMSL Accelerate is to foster a community
of thought leaders by providing a vibrant
ecosystem through a three - pillar
structure of Educate (curriculum), Innovate (non-curriculum), and Collaborate (Accelerate).
As the needs and demands
of entrepreneurs change, we are adapting the
ecosystem's traditional public and private structures,» said Mike Morin, CEO of the new Start Garden E
ecosystem's traditional public and private
structures,» said Mike Morin, CEO
of the new Start Garden
EcosystemEcosystem.
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.
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.
Instead, IsoLove re-hydrates tissue to normal, healthy levels, and helps maintain the integrity
of the vaginal cell
structure and
ecosystem.
He'd also looked at how climate change would affect the
structure and function
of desert landscapes and
ecosystems.
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.
Bryozoan skeletons - like coral's - usually build the basic
structure of isolated small reefs (known as patch reefs) and contribute to the formation
of the known coral reefs, fragile
ecosystems that are sensitive to the ocean acidification.
By describing the
structure of these webs, scientists can predict how plants and animals living in an
ecosystem will respond to change.
New research using ancient animal depictions tracks the collapse
of Egypt's ecological networks one extinction at a time, offering a glimpse into how climate change and human impacts have altered the
structure and stability
of ecosystems over millennia.
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-...]
Elton and his followers sought to discern underlying patterns
of invasion, to forge theories about the hidden
structures of ecosystems, and so explain the apparent patterns
of invasions.
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 competitors.
Special living conditions and functions in the marine
ecosystem forces them to produce a vast number
of bioactive metabolites with unique
structures.
Despite the buffering effect
of landscape heterogeneity, Arctic
ecosystems and the trophic relationships that
structure them have been severely perturbed.
«There are literally thousands
of studies on the effects
of elevated carbon dioxide on the
ecosystems of plants,» Rillig says, «but this is really the first study that has shown there can be an effect on soil
structure.»
«The near extinction
of sea otters is one
of the most dramatic examples
of human - induced impacts to the
structure and functioning
of temperate nearshore marine
ecosystems,» said Rebecca G. Martone,
of the Center for Ocean Solutions at Stanford University.
Megafaunal mammals have a major impact on the
structure of ecosystems, so their loss could be particularly damaging.
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.
'' Watch a video about food webs in this month's Graphic Science Web Exclusive «Food Webs Trace the
Structure of an
Ecosystem.»
Thick and extensive blooms are known to affect the
structure and function
of river
ecosystems
There is something intriguing on almost every page
of this well - illustrated and usefully timed study
of probably the oldest
ecosystems on the planet and the largest
structures made by living organisms.
«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.»
The way in which fishing alters size -
structured food web interactions has implications for the
structure and function
of kelp forest
ecosystems.
«Other invasive species like zebra and quagga mussels have [already] dramatically shifted the
structure and energy flow
of many
of the Great Lakes
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
Her international research programme focuses on the impacts
of global climate change and ocean acidification on coastal marine biodiversity and the consequences for
ecosystem structure and functioning, and spans the UK, Europe, USA and NZ.
There is concern that elevated sea temperatures and ocean acidification may influence the resilience
of coral reefs, inherently affecting their vital role
of providing the
structure which maintains
ecosystem services around the world.
Studies
of processes affecting plankton community
structure through the use
of size -
structured ecosystem models.
Linking the composition and activity
of natural microbial communities to the physical composition, biogeochemical processes, and food web
structure of planktonic and benthic
ecosystems.
Today, analyzing and editing genomes, proteomes and metabolomes has become a standard for many model systems; imaging beyond the diffraction limit
of light and new technologies for studying protein
structures provide insights deeper than ever before; the characterization
of large populations
of cells or organisms brings unprecedented statistical power; and studying nearly all organisms
of an
ecosystems as a whole allows generating comprehensive models.
«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.
Microbial ecology, phytoplankton physiology and mortality, virology, molecular evolution and ecology, biogeochemistry,
ecosystem processes, the
structure and function
of microbial food webs.