Sentences with phrase «on microbial biodiversity»

The researchers also examined how the effects of deforestation on microbial biodiversity change over time.

Not exact matches

The staggering loss of biodiversity in recent decades prompted researchers in 2015 to argue that the Anthropocene marks the third stage in the evolution of Earth's biosphere, following on from the microbial stage 3.5 billion years ago and the Cambrian explosion 650 million years ago.

«The results represent a one thousand-fold increase in data over previous attempts to characterize ocean microbial biodiversity,» said a senior author on one of the papers, Peer Bork, during a teleconference for reporters on 19 May, «and yet, this is still the tip of the iceberg.»

It will build on the foundation of the previous program but go in a new direction: microbial biodiversity.

This collection of marine microbial genomic, the first in the world on a global scale, will provide new clues about a reservoir of biodiversity yet to explore, considering that it could imply the discovery of tens of millions of new genes in the coming years.

The projects aims to give us further knowledge in areas as diverse as coral reefs ecosystem, the dietary composition in wildlife and domestic animals over the last 50 000 years, the effects of antibiotic exposure on microbial ecosystems, and changes in biodiversity that might have an effect on or are affected by climate change.

Elucidating the impact of microbial community biodiversity on pharmaceutical biotransformation during wastewater treatment — Lauren B. Stadler — Microbial Biotmicrobial community biodiversity on pharmaceutical biotransformation during wastewater treatment — Lauren B. Stadler — Microbial BiotMicrobial Biotechnology