Sentences with phrase «recent human pressures»

«We used these estimates to map natural extinction risk in modern oceans, and compare it with recent human pressures on the ocean such as fishing, and climate change to identify the areas most at risk,» says Professor Pandolfi.

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«The outcome of this study, in combination with our other recent findings involving human teens, indicates that the peer influence on reward sensitivity during late adolescence is not just a matter of peer pressure or bravado or in any way dependent on familiarity with the observer,» Steinberg said.
If you have had a recent human first aid course the idea is the same and your veterinarian can show you the proper positioning and discuss the amount of pressure for your particular breed of dog.
This statement was based on the recent research that pet ownership had a calming influence on humans greater than that of Prozac and the blood pressure effects of pet petting was greater than that of most hypertensive drugs.
Among Bouthillier's recent curatorial projects are: How to Remain Human (2015, co-curated with Megan Lykins Reich); free movement power nomenclature pressure weight (2015), Tony Lewis's first solo museum exhibition; Wild Permutations (2015), a solo exhibition of Canadian photographer Jessica Eaton; and Xavier Cha: abduct, commissioned in partnership with Frieze Film, to open at MOCA Cleveland in 2016.
Recently, however, geneticists have surprised themselves by finding evidence of recent and rapid changes in human genomes in response to the pressures of civilization.
Grueso has been widely perceived as one of the most inspiring leaders at the forefront of Latin America's «Black environmentalism» movement, one of the most exciting and important grassroots movements in recent times for championing human rights and the environment against the pressures of the global economy and military repression.
And a recent paper by Helmut Haberl and others (http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/abstract/0704243104v1) finds that humans already use 23.8 % of the net primary productivity of the terrestrial biosphere resulting in severe ecosystem degradation and bio-geochemical changes, and that large - scale biomass expansion would greatly increase those pressures.
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