Bärbel Hönisch, a marine biologist and geochemist at Columbia University's Lamont - Doherty Earth Observatory, points out that «none of these strategies has been tested over the long term, and
the potential effects on the ecosystem are uncertain.»
Not exact matches
Daintree is just one of the sites in Australia's Terrestrial
Ecosystem Research Network (TERN), an information - sharing organization that collects, manages, and shares data
on flora, fauna, and other environmental factors to capture snapshots of what key wilderness
ecosystems look like now and measure the
potential effects of climate change.
When it was first proposed, the Cornell project did encounter some initial resistance from a group of Ithaca inhabitants who were concerned enough about the added heat's
potential effects on the lake's
ecosystem to file a lawsuit in an attempt to stop the project.
«People think of a shuttle launch as a short - term, finite event, but each launch expels a huge amount of debris into the atmosphere with the
potential for long - term
effects on the surrounding
ecosystem,» said John Bowden, an environmental chemist at Hollings Marine Laboratory in Charleston, S.C.
As with his previous exhibitions, Bradley meditates
on the new
ecosystem of digital imaging and its
effect on painting, isolation and intimacy, and of course the
potential and shortcomings of new media not just for painting but for people.
Recalling the concern reflected in the outcome document of the United Nations Conference
on Sustainable Development, entitled «The future we want», 1 that the health of oceans and marine biodiversity are negatively affected by marine pollution, including marine debris, especially plastic, persistent organic pollutants, heavy metals and nitrogen - based compounds, from numerous marine and land - based sources, and the commitment to take action to significantly reduce the incidence and impacts of such pollution
on marine
ecosystems, Noting the international action being taken to promote the sound management of chemicals throughout their life cycle and waste in ways that lead to the prevention and minimization of significant adverse
effects on human health and the environment, Recalling the Manila Declaration
on Furthering the Implementation of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land - based Activities adopted by the Third Intergovernmental Review Meeting
on the Implementation of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land - based Activities, which highlighted the relevance of the Honolulu Strategy and the Honolulu Commitment and recommended the establishment of a global partnership
on marine litter, Taking note of the decisions adopted by the eleventh Conference of the Parties to the Convention
on Biological Diversity
on addressing the impacts of marine debris
on marine and coastal biodiversity, Recalling that the General Assembly declared 2014 the International Year of Small Island Developing States and that such States have identified waste management among their priorities for action, Noting with concern the serious impact which marine litter, including plastics stemming from land and sea - based sources, can have
on the marine environment, marine
ecosystem services, marine natural resources, fisheries, tourism and the economy, as well as the
potential risks to human health; 1.
Climate change driven disruptions to
ecosystems have direct and indirect human impacts, including reduced water supply and quality, the loss of iconic species and landscapes,
effects on food chains and the timing and success of species migrations, and the
potential for extreme weather and climate events to destroy or degrade the ability of
ecosystems to provide societal benefits.11
Finally, the impacts of climate change
on plant growth could alter ecological interactions among species with
potential cascading
effects on food webs; integrating changes in suitable plant growing days and NPP within recently developed General
Ecosystem Models [40] could provide some insights into the magnitude of these changes.
My impression from looking at the conference material is that it was indeed more or less what you would expect four years
on from the 2001 IPCC report, with two very large exceptions: The
potential collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (= 5 meter sea level rise) and ocean acidification (= partial ocean
ecosystem collapse with a subsequent cascade of
potential side
effects that practically defy description).