Sentences with phrase «on ecological functions»

«Or is it that the monetary narrative places less importance on ecological functions during a monetary crisis?»

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Most research on the inner functioning of the cell has been carried out by biologists chiefly influenced by the mechanical model, but what has been learned appears to fit the ecological model better.

From an ecological perspective, Mack's work will focus on predicting when systems will be unable to recover following big disturbances, including wildfire, altering the function of ecosystems and resources that they provide to people.

«If you want to restore the ecological function of an extinct species, and you don't have any living species that will do that, you take the closest living species you can get and adapt it based on the genome of the extinct species.»

In their recent publication, Douglas McCauley, an ecologist at UCSB, and his colleagues argue for three criteria to consider when choosing de-extinction candidates: Select target species with unique functions, concentrate on species that went extinct recently, and only work with species that can be restored to levels of abundance that meaningfully restore ecological function.

In the article «Ecological communities by design,» Fredrickson discusses how synthetic ecology — the design and construction of microbial communities with desirable properties — requires new knowledge on how communities function.

I've investigated the consequences of human activities on ecological communities and processes — from the effects of cleaning habits on the bacterial diversity in our homes to the consequences of land - use change on stream ecosystem function.

Ben's research aims to document the impacts of invasive ants on biodiversity and ecological function, to develop effective management strategies, as well as to contribute to a more broader theoretical understandings of how and why invasions occur.

The plan reflects a balanced approach to on - going industrial activity, combined with conservation of special ecological characteristics and functions.

However, the lack of a clear understanding of the mechanisms of calcification and its metabolic or structural function means that it is difficult, at present, to reliably predict the full consequences of CO2 - induced ocean acidification on the physiological and ecological fitness of calcifying organisms.

His thesis also clearly informs the work of Erle Ellis of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, whose research on «anthromes» as units of ecological function is premised on the reality that there is a deep — and not necessarily «bad» — human influence on most biological systems.

Land managers have realized that static protected areas will not be sufficient to conserve biodiversity in a changing climate, requiring an emphasis on landscape - scale conservation, connectivity among protected habitats, and sustaining ecological functioning of working lands and waters.

They tried to measure the predicted direction and magnitude of change, and its impact on marine productivity, species diversity and ecological function.

Destruction of forests clearly undermines myriad ecological functions served by large forests, including cooling and humidifying effects on the surrounding area.

With the Canadian led IPY - CFL sampling program, new highlights on winter ecological processes and confirmation of some of the earlier observations made during previous and scarce overwintering scientific studies help to refine our understanding of the structure and functioning of the arctic marine ecosystem.

For timber, all wood must be certified to Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) 100 % labeling standards, from salvaged sources, or from the intentional harvest of on - site timber for the purpose of clearing the area for construction or restoring / maintaining the continued ecological function of the on - site bionetwork.

Nature Letter Published online: 18 April 2018 Global warming transforms coral reef assemblages Terry P. Hughes et al Abstract Global warming is rapidly emerging as a universal threat to ecological integrity and function, highlighting the urgent need for a better understanding of the impact of heat exposure on the resilience of ecosystems and the people who depend on them.

The NEATS: A Competency - Based, Ecological Assessment for Children and Families: Title IV - E Curriculum Module Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare, University of Minnesota (2009) Teaches practitioners working with children and families to focus on assessing five areas of functioning: neurobiology, executive function, attachment, trauma, and self - regulation (NEATS).

Their model proposes that the manifestation of the adverse effects of certain risk factors (e.g., parameters of the disease / disability, functional independence, and psychosocial stressors) on children's psychosocial adaptation (e.g., mental, physical, and social functioning) may be attenuated by a variety of resistance factors (e.g., intrapersonal, social — ecological, and stress - processing variables).

Their model proposes that manifestation of the adverse effects of certain Risk Factors (e.g., parameters of the disease / disability, functional independence, and psychosocial stressors) on Adaptation (e.g., mental, physical, and social functioning) may be attenuated by a variety of Resistance Factors (e.g., intrapersonal, social — ecological, and stress processing variables).

Ecodevelopmental theory consists of three overlapping components: (a) a social — ecological framework, based on the work of Bronfenbrenner (1979), that incorporates four levels of social context; (b) a developmental perspective emphasizing the changing nature of youth and families across time as a function not only of the current social context but also of changing conditions in the social context over time; and (c) a focus on social interactions between and among individuals in the youth's and family's social context.