Sentences with phrase «of ecosystem structures»

Principle 5: Conservation of ecosystem structure and functioning, in order to maintain ecosystem services, should be a priority target of the ecosystem approach.

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.

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.

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 Eecosystem'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.