Sentences with phrase «of vegetation growth»

Not exact matches

Vegetation across much of the drought - stricken west eagerly soaked up the surfeit of water from the wet winter, leading to a rapid, vast growth spurt in trees, grasses, and shrubs in the spring.

Yahweh is not some sort of Baal, a blind and brutal natural force... His destiny, like that of His people, is not identical with the cycle of the seasons, the regular succession of the day and the night, the growth and decay of the vegetation; Yahweh is the Lord of history, whose word alone creates and preserves Israel in life.»

Scientist Dr. Uchino originated a straightforward technique to measure the «Vegetation Cover Ratio» (the percentage of area covered by vegetation to unit soil surface area) of each crop to assess the relation between growth traits of weed suppression and coVegetation Cover Ratio» (the percentage of area covered by vegetation to unit soil surface area) of each crop to assess the relation between growth traits of weed suppression and covegetation to unit soil surface area) of each crop to assess the relation between growth traits of weed suppression and cover crops.

Germination, growth and flowering of aquatic and semi-aquatic vegetation at all sites receiving water.

Water entitlements are used by environmental water managers to improve water quality, increase native fish and bird populations and promote the growth of native vegetation, among other benefits.

Wildlife: 91 % of growers allowed growth of resident or native vegetation to protect local water bodies and positively impact surrounding community

In the Mallowa system, 204 ha of wetlands were inundated with Water for the environment during 2015 - 16, promoting the growth of native vegetation communities.

In the Mallowa system, 204 ha of wetlands were inundated with Commonwealth environmental water during 2015 - 16, promoting the growth of native vegetation communities

Evidence suggests that the Indians, through the burning of remnants of logs, branches, weeds, crop remains, felled secondary growth vegetation, near - by forest litter, and cut material brought to the fields along with kitchen - fire carbon and ash from the houses, modified the fertility of their soils.

The only vegetation in this whole arid section of several hundred acres was a growth of 15,000 75 - year - old coniferous evergreens known as «El Cedral.»

Even the youngest students are very serious in their pursuits because they know that their actions and behaviour will have an impact on the growth and development of the vegetation.

The researchers believe the greening is a response to higher atmospheric carbon dioxide inducing decreases in plant stomatal conductance — the measure of the rate of passage of carbon dioxide entering, or water vapor exiting, through the stomata of a leaf — and increases in soil water, thus enhancing vegetation growth.

This is because firstly, the micro-organisms that break down dead trees produce copious amounts of CO2, and secondly, there is less vegetation remaining that can remove the greenhouse gas from the air by capturing the carbon in leaves, trunks and roots as part of its growth cycle.

«We measure growth rate of certain tundra species and the vegetation composition and abundance.

This added stability and hindered the growth of vegetation,» he says.

Early observers attributed fluctuating dark patches on the surface of Mars to the seasonal growth of vegetation.

The lifestyle of these giant animals impacted the entire vegetation — trees were kept small and other plants had sufficient room and nutrients for their growth.

To examine historical changes in growth and mortality rates of the vegetation there, the scientists looked at forest biomass, the cumulative result of past growth.

Vegetation growth enhances heat transfer and increases the height of Earth's boundary layer, the lowest part of the atmosphere that is highly responsive to surface radiation.

Because CO2 can aid the growth of plants — and close down stomata as well to protect against O3 invasion — it was unclear how vegetation worldwide would respond to such an increase in emissions of both CO2 and O3.

With the data they simulated 130 years of growth following the Yellowstone Fires using a computer model calibrated to the study area and used by forest and land managers around the U.S., called the Forest Vegetation Simulator.

The model allowed Bonachela and his colleagues to apply small - scale observational data broadly to understand how rainfall influences vegetation growth and persistence in the presence and absence of termites across an entire ecosystem.

In the past three years, their numbers have doubled; the vegetation that they eat is still plentiful, and the primary factor limiting their growth has probably been the severity of the past two winters, the researchers report.

Carbon dioxide levels begin to rise in late fall as the death of Northern Hemisphere vegetation releases it into the atmosphere, reaching a peak in May, after which the spring and summer plant growth causes it to decline once again.

The cows» manure would also recycle nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorous to the soil, encouraging the growth of new vegetation and sequestering even more carbon.

Research conducted by Jin - Soo Kim and Professor Jong - Seong Kug from the Division of Environmental Science and Engineering at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), in collaboration with Professor Su - Jong Jeong from the School of Environmental Science and Engineering at South University of Science and Technology of China, has shown that the warmer Arctic has triggered cooler winters and springs in North America, which has in turn weakened vegetation growth and lowered carbon uptake capacity in its ecosystems.

For example, scientists have shown a connection between the rapid warming of the Arctic region to the increase in terrestrial gross primary productivity (vegetation growth) in high latitudes.

She has already found a large increase in soil carbon two years after a single application of compost, probably due to enhanced vegetation growth.

Positive: Increased vegetation water use and increased growth and productivity as a result of longer growing season

Dynamics of Soil Bacterial Communities Over a Vegetation Season Relate to Both Soil Nutrient Status and Plant Growth Phenology — Davide Francioli — Microbial Ecology

It also seems possible that the elimination of vegetation competing for water allows the growth of tall bushman grass, a phenomenon visible along vehicle track in many areas.

'' in response to rising CO2 emissions and warmer temperatures, but these new results suggest there could also be a negative impact of climate change on vegetation growth in North America.

CO2 has a well - known seasonality with concentration minima in late summer, at the end of the vegetation and leaf growth season, and higher levels during winter.

Both of these could help support vegetation growth, potentially locking some of the carbon back up in the soil.

On the whole, the Earth's land surface has «greened» in response to rising CO2 emissions and warmer temperatures, but these new results suggest there could also be a negative impact of climate change on vegetation growth in North America.

One of the four elements of nature, the earth - element allows growth of vegetation and support life.

Two of Fraser Island's unique features are its diversity of vegetation and its ability to sustain this vegetation in sand, a soil that is notoriously low in nutrients essential to plant growth.

Both rich in red cedar, spruce trees, and plenty of other vegetation, their lush canopy is the perfect example of old growth forests.

If it takes 100 plus years to double the concentration of CO2, and if the equilibrium response is a 2C increase (Pierrehumbert, «Principles of Planetary Climate», p 623), and if the increased CO2 produces increased vegetation and crop growth, then the present rate of development of non-fossil fuel power and fuel generation is more appropriate than an Apollo type project or attempt to get rid of all fossil fuel use by 2050 starting now as fast as can be done.

So if, hypothetically, human activities had instead cut CO2 emissions and increased CO2 SOC / Vegetation by a combined amount of 2.2 GtC / year evenly across every month of 2017 then the Annual Mean Growth Rate for 2017 would have been about -0.27 PPM / Yr.

and the benefits of increased CO2 over at least the next few decades... if the increased CO2 produces increased vegetation and crop growth....

Their eggs provide calcium that supports growth of dune vegetation which is the frontline against hurricane impacts on other inland habitats (where people like to build people their homes).

# 18: «I see a lot of good coming from increased vegetative growth, and more arable land for vegetation to grow in.»

Other than possibly slightly higher sea levels, I see a lot of good coming from increased vegetative growth, and more arable land for vegetation to grow in.

An international team of university and NASA scientists examined the relationship between changes in surface temperature and vegetation growth from 45 degrees north latitude to the Arctic Ocean.

Vegetation growth at Earth's northern latitudes increasingly resembles lusher latitudes to the south, according to a NASA - funded study based on a 30 - year record of land surface and newly improved satellite data sets.

Results show temperature and vegetation growth at northern latitudes now resemble those found 4 degrees to 6 degrees of latitude farther south as recently as 1982.

Ultimately, the long - term fate of carbon release from thawing permafrost may be counterbalanced by enhanced vegetation growth.

As one of the worst greenhouse polluters on the planet, and one of the greatest destroyers of native native vegetation and old - growth forests, what environmental credentials does Australia have?

The sink swallowed up roughly 0.77 gigaton of carbon per year, persisting despite a significant increase in biomass burning emissions that occurred during the dry season of 2011, fueled by the rapid growth of vegetation that year.