Sentences with phrase «own field of ecology»

Developments in the «new biology,» which deals with wholes of increasing complexity in the organization of interrelated parts rather than with discrete and isolated segments, especially in molecular biology and the growing field of ecology, with its discoveries about the basic interdependence of living organisms with other living organisms and with its larger environmental context, have further undermined these traditions assumptions.

I think it was his conviction that led me to take a more metaphysical stance to my own field of ecology, while from John Cobb I was learning about the ecology of internal relations.

Like many young scientists these days, after embarking on a research career, I realised that although I was fascinated by all aspects of science — especially my own field of ecology — I did not want to spend the next 30 years writing grant proposals, carrying out experiments, and publishing technical articles.

«Testing these contrasting hypotheses was an opportunity to not only help people understand and plan for diversity changes after extreme weather events, but also to provide important data that would move the field of ecology forward.»

The group includes Heinrich Engler, an Old World taxonomist — a name - popper without equal; Frederick Clements, complete with hat, New World champion of the concept of succession, climax and the superorganism (shades of Gaia to come), and Henry Cowles, whose festschrift published 22 years later not only celebrated his work in the field of ecology but was also the vehicle within which the botanist Sir Arthur George Tansley enunciated the term and the concept of the ecosystem: «More than the sum of its parts».

Along the way, I was fortunate to be mentored by some of the most outstanding scientists in the field of ecology — including Ted Case, Susan Harrison, and Sharon Strauss — as well as be surrounded by a cadre of highly motivated and energetic graduate students, many of whom have gone on to become stars in their own right.

Central to the field of ecology is the mantra that species do not exist in isolation: They assemble in communities — and within these communities, species interact.

Scientists from the fields of ecology, biochemistry, organic chemistry, entomology, ethology, and insect physiology work closely together in the Institute in order to understand the complex system of chemical communication.

We anticipate awarding 24 internships that will support work in the fields of ecology, evolution, ecosystem sciences or conservation biology, broadly defined, with a priority for projects that focus on one of the following Montana NSF EPSCoR RII Track - 1 research areas:

In the following interview, Moran explains her research and how she became interested in science and the field of ecology.

The program of films looks, in an associative way, at the dystopic potential of the present day inherent in current developments in the fields of ecology, society and politics.

Participants debated existing open research questions in the field of ecology in high mountain systems to generate iterations of a conceptual diagram.

Accusations of «bad science,» unsupported claims that environmental regulations have «been costly to people and harmful to the land,» and the wholesale dismissal of the growing fields of ecology and environmental science were the staples of their rhetoric.

«The field of ecology is highly fragmented, so people need a synthetic view to solve problems.

Sahar Attia: The word «sustainability» is no longer exclusively used by the field of ecology, today it is used in multiple fields to express continuity that provides the basis for the validity of a project in the future.

It honors an ecologist who has made significant, long - standing contributions to the field of ecology.

Not exact matches

Evolution is supported by a wide range of observations throughout the fields of genetics, anatomy, ecology, animal behavior, paleontology, and others.

As I now attempt to elaborate several requirements which that task imposes upon the preacher, it will be evident that we are still absorbed in the large figure of speech with which we began: the ecology that determines the fertility of the fields of faith.

One issue here is that few, if any, have the time or expertise to examine all of the relevant data from all the relevant fields, that is, astronomy, physics, chemistry, geology, paleontology, organismal and molecular biology, ecology, etc, etc..

In all fields, and in all relationships, from the ecologies of life in field, air, and ocean, to the poising and movements of the galaxies, there is a unity of control and direction.

Lack of falsifiability was also, to some degree, a problem even in the relatively noncontroversial field of behavioral ecology, from which sociobiology emerged.

MASIPAG, a farmer - scientist network, is one of the petitioners that filed a Writ of Kalikasan against the field testing of Bt talong, saying that the said GM crop will affect the people's right to a healthy and balanced ecology.

Last May, the Court of Appeals ruled against the field testing of another GMO, the Bt (Bacillus thurngiensis) eggplant, saying that the field trial violates the basic constitutional right of Filipinos to health and a balanced and healthy ecology.

Head to Beaubien Woods — part of the Forest Preserve of Cook County — and help the Field Museum preserve and protect this richly diverse part of Illinois» ecology while beautifying new trails!

The fields within biology are further divided based on the scale at which organisms are studied and the methods used to study them: biochemistry examines the fundamental chemistry of life; molecular biology studies the complex interactions of systems of biological molecules; cellular biology examines the basic building block of all life, the cell; physiology examines the physical and chemical functions of the tissues and organ systems of an organism; and ecology examines how various organisms interrelate.

Energized by new DNA - analysis tools and an infusion of grant money, indoor ecology has rapidly transformed from a neglected field into one of biology's hottest specialties.

Microbial ecology also covers a much broader range of fields and so was more interesting to me.

Last week, about 50 scholars in economics, ecology, engineering and other fields met at the State University of New York's College of Environmental Science and Forestry for their second annual conference on biophysical economics.

The Society for Conservation Biology, founded in 1985, became one of the fastest - growing scientific organizations of its time, bringing together diverse specialties from ecology and population genetics to sustainable agriculture and forestry, revolutionizing the once sleepy field of natural history.

Besides microbial ecology, fields that rely on global sharing of samples, data, and methods include climate science, geophysics, and health and science policy.

To this end it carries out research in the fields of water resources and desert soils; animal and poultry production; ecology and dry land agriculture, as well as socioeconomic studies.

«Our lack of knowledge about how synthetic chemicals alter ecological processes represents a critical blindspot in the rapidly developing field of global ecology.»

«Although there are advantages to living in cities, such as the access to food, they seem to be outweighed by the disadvantages, such as stress — at least in terms of how quickly the cells of the great tits age,» says biologist Pablo Salmón who conducts research in the field of evolutionary ecology at the Faculty of Science, Lund University.

The team of researchers, composed of experts from various fields — from microbiology to nanotechnology, from ecology to biophysics — published their findings in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B: In the open environment, which can be compared to a bare open surface, E. coli did not stand a chance to survive.

Since it gained momentum as a formal field of study in the 1800s, ecology has focused on understanding interactions among organisms and their environments.

Such feats of scientific synesthesia are a trademark of the emerging field of soundscape ecology.

For more on the emerging field of soundscape ecology, see «Eavesdropping on Ecosystems» in this week's issue of Science, and listen to the Science podcast interview.

As climate change continues to be responsible for out - of - sync bee emergence with flowering periods and bee - specific pollination events, pollination ecology has become an ever - increasing valuable field of study that helps us understand the ecological impact of these environmental changes.

Besides discussing empirical and theoretical findings on the roles of hormones in casual and crucial social interactions, the contributors link their topics to related fields such as reproductive ecology and life - history theory.

Meeting this need will require collaboration among multiple fields of study including molecular biology, population genetics, evolutionary biology, and ecology.

From paleontology to ecology, Denver's new Discovery Zone introduces kids to various fields of science.

The article, which is authored by an interdisciplinary group of scientists from the fields of economics and banking, ecology, epidemiology, physics, computer science and sociology argues that applications of complex networks, agent - based models and laboratory experiments offer great potential to better grasp complex financial economic systems.

She added, «New model systems will be a magnet for people from outside the field of marine microbial ecology as they will suddenly be able to work with marine microbes in ways that they are used to working with other model organisms.»

The beauty of asking these questions in an ecologically and evolutionarily interesting vertebrate model organism is that our findings are relevant to the fields of evolutionary ecology and vertebrate neurobiology.

Zooplankton ecology, Copepod life history strategies and population dynamics, trophic interactions, coastal observing of zooplankton and ichthyoplankton seasonal species succession, zooplankton vertical distribution, fish recruitment processes and connectivity, laboratory experiments and field sampling.

At MSU, she teaches Principles of Biological Diversity, Plant Ecology, and Community ecology, and she mentors undergraduate and graduate students in field - based research.

In collaboration with Ben Novak's dietary ecology research, Holland has conducted several field experiments to identify the necessary population densities of Passenger Pigeons and to gain insight regarding seed dispersal.

Training for the program's students will support learning and research at the interface of different fields of biology and will emphasize analysis of large datasets and communication skills as well as fundamental research in ecology and evolutionary biology.

At the interdisciplinary workshop, experts in the fields of bat physiology, fungal ecology, ecotoxicology, and epidemiology discussed ways in which mathematical modeling could be applied to predict and control the spread of WNS.

Finally, the field would benefit from more studies that look at the impacts of disturbance or management interventions on the ecology of multiple diseases simultaneously.