Sentences with phrase «other ecological effects»

Not exact matches

An ecological - systems orientation to change and growth helps keep one aware, when attempting to effect change in one circle, of the interdependence of that dimension of change with all other dimensions.

It is called «ecological» because it describes the relationship between two organisms, both mother and baby, and how they a effect each other.

«This study gives us a whole other avenue to understand the ecological effects of wolves on landscapes and animal communities,» said Ripple.

An international team of scientists investigating the effects of six planned or potential Andean dams on the Amazon river system has found that major negative ecological impacts can be expected both above the dams and throughout the lowland floodplains and the Amazon Delta, according to WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society), the Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia, and other groups.

Competitor species can have evolutionary effects on each other that result in ecological character displacement; that is, divergence in resource - exploiting traits such as jaws and beaks.

Re # 31 and others I have wondered about the ecological effects of anthropogenic climate change (ACC) also.

These cats are incredibly independent and can have a drastic ecological impacts on the wildlife surrounding their home ranges as they are not only skilled hunters, but they often carry diseases that can have a detrimental effects on other animals.

Small - scale solar, which can essentially be done anywhere at mid and lower latitudes, has fairly limited effects on ecological habitats (though I'd like to see better resource extraction for silicon, copper, etc), concentrates resource needs to a local level, harnesses an «unlimited» resource, is a great compliment to other renewables, and once operational has no emission footprint.

In other words, many of the effects of human changes even initiated decades (or even centuries) ago will not manifest themselves on provisioning ecological services for many years, and perhaps only decades into the future, by which time it will be too late to do anything, and the quality of life for our species will drop rapidly and precipitously.

Among them, to you Leonard, are: what do you think constitutes «small AGW» and catastrophic AGW, and to what extent have you reviewed the biological / ecological literature that address the ecosystem's functional sensitivity of different warming levels (sufficient CO2 - driven ocean acidification alone likely qualifies as «catastrophic» — or are you separating warming from the other effects of high CO2?)

The reality is that because of the extraordinary speed at which changes are happening (this year's storms, fires, droughts, heat waves, ecological disruptions and other effects compared to last year's or the year before, for example) the speed at which we have to act is extraordinary, too.

We can the reduce the effects of industrialisation on the atmosphere by 50 % much more quickly by addressing these other issues first and realise as well other humanitarian and ecological benefits.

2012 — Present ABC Company — Houston, TX Botanist • Rummage around for classifying new species of plants and categorize plant specimens • Work with other botanists to build up drugs, medicines and additional products from plants • Examine the effects of ecological factors for example rainfall, hotness, sunlight, soil, topography, and infection on plant development • Prepare technical reports and papers • Supervise and organize the work of technical support staff

Thus, for the past decade, research into the effects of early child care for infants and toddlers has been based on an ecological model of development that addresses environmental influences in family and child care contexts in conjunction with child characteristics and how experiences in one setting may shape the effects of experiences in the other.

From an ecological standpoint, a host of other contexts, including socioeconomic status, neighborhood collective efficacy, school outreach, and community health policies, could potentially interact with the effects of parents and peers in relation to adolescent sexual risk and are the focus of continuing research.