Sentences with phrase «rich ecosystem»

In addition to that role, oceans are a complex and rich ecosystem on their own — helping to sustain life on land.

Some small island states are now trying to restore once - rich ecosystems while sustaining their economies.

Thinking about the future, he concludes: «I am hopeful that the current time and money bundles in education get unbundled so that there is a much richer ecosystem of options available for kids.»

There is a ton of demand for these multimedia tablets with rich ecosystems in Canada, Australia, UK, and New Zealand.

There are marine plants near the coastal areas — kelp, for example — as well as coral reefs that serve as rich ecosystems for all sorts of coral, fish, and other marine life.

Such bottom - dwellers normally have a lot to eat in such rich ecosystems, but these species are sensitive to oxygen loss.

For Twitter (and Twitter's investors), this makes a lot of sense if one assumes that they roll up the choicest portions of the third - party twitter ecosystem into their core (through M&A), refine their API approach to this newly aggregated / federated platform and then cultivate a deeper, richer ecosystem around same.

There are marine plants near the coastal areas — kelp, for example — as well as coral reefs that serve as rich ecosystems for all sorts of coral, fish...

«This study is further evidence that the diversity and makeup of the vegetation, and the soil organisms beneath our feet are vitally important in controlling how much carbon is locked up or released from these carbon rich ecosystems.»

Humans began to constrict and alter this incredibly rich ecosystem in the early 1900s, when parts were drained for agriculture and urban development.

Researchers at the Senckenberg have discovered a feedback in complex food webs: species - rich ecosystems favor large, heavy animals.

«Our simulations show that species - rich ecosystems produce biomass at a relatively stable, predictable level.

«Moreover, species - rich ecosystems contain a higher number of slow - growing, larger plants.»

Rich ecosystems exist on our own planet's seafloor, where volcanic rifts create hydrothermal vents.

Corals, which are rigid animals that shelter rich ecosystems, can recover from bleaching.

Running Kindle, Nook, and Kobo for Android allows you to tap into very rich ecosystems and page turn speed was very quick.

Businesses, industries and companies can help and sponsor the BioRock workshop to contribute to an eco community project to keep the Gili islands the exceptional rich ecosystem it is now.

Despite being relatively close to Puerto Maldonado, the Posada Amazonas offers ample opportunities to see wildlife and experience the Amazon's rich ecosystem at firsthand, including:

Daily trips travel to various sites of rich ecosystems including the well - known sight Mellow Yellow, aptly named for the abundance of blooming yellow soft corals.

Walk through ancient Maya cities such as Tikal, canoe the Macal River and through an underground water cave system used for Maya ritual burials, horseback ride or mountain bike through rich ecosystems, search for wildlife among pristine rainforest and enjoy the solitude of a jungle riverside landscape.

SLR may submerge or flood the coastal wetlands, where the interplay between freshwater and salt water help to nourish rich ecosystem that act as the n urseries for much marine life.

In fact, not only would slowing deforestation and protecting carbon - rich ecosystems allow Indonesia to potentially earn billions of dollars a year from carbon markets, it would also reduce national exposure to price fluctuations of sawit kelapa, as well as the potential risk of European backlash against sawit kelapa as a biofuel.

The Fire OS is built upon Android OS and has been designed in a such a way that it makes the most of Amazon's rich ecosystem of media and books.

Tens of thousands of acres of forest in the U.S. and Canada, including bottomland hardwood forests that represent some of the most carbon - rich ecosystems in North America, are being cut for pellet manufacture, replacing the forest's natural climate and carbon control infrastructure with mud flats.

The results underline the necessity of maintaining species - rich ecosystems for the good of humanity.

California's famed Silicon Valley proliferated the majority of new billion dollar companies, creating a rich ecosystem of developers, venture - funded startups and entrepreneurs.

Basing your business in this global industry cluster brings enormous advantages: Network effects, economies of scale, access to the world's best talent, deep pools of capital, a rich ecosystem of resources and know - how for both startups and mature companies, a nurturing entrepreneurial culture, infectious energy, and strong trust relationships that make the impossible possible.

This place is home to the diverse peoples who live here and millions of rich ecosystems that in turn sustain us.

Organic agriculture captures high levels of CO2, conserves soil, water and fossil - fuels, protects carbon - rich ecosystems and improves food security

Over the next 72 hours the government shut down the country's Internet service and mobile - phone system in an attempt to squelch the rebellion — to no avail: a rich ecosystem of Facebook conversations, Twitter outbursts and chat - room plans had already unified millions of Cairo's people, who continued the relentless uprising.

The discovery of mycoheterotrophic species demonstrates that the Tabugawa area is home to a rich ecosystem beneath the forest floor, including a fungal network that can not be seen by the naked eye.

The most ancient and species - rich ecosystems were resilient.

He was curious how such a rich ecosystem, now known to contain at least 100,000 species, could exist in such clear — and therefore nutrient - poor — water.

The new report describes experiments in mice showing how genetic variation in a host animal shapes the microbiome — a rich ecosystem of mostly beneficial microorgannisms that resides in the gut — and sets the table for the onset of metabolic disease.

But now, icebergs are increasingly scouring the sea floor as they drift close to shore, fundamentally altering that rich ecosystem in the process.

This breaks down by the time the charcoal reaches the large intestine, allowing it to mop up any antibiotics that make it this far and protect the rich ecosystem of beneficial bacteria that live there.

In just two centuries Canadians have ravaged some of the richest ecosystems in the world.

The study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, found that plants in northern Alaska's tussock tundra took up nitrate at comparable rates to vegetation in nitrate - rich ecosystems.

This is due to the fact that in species - rich ecosystems, plant communities develop whose growth is more energetically efficient.

Species - rich ecosystems, on the other hand, tend to be profitable for larger animals at the top of the food chain.

This enables plants to maintain their level of biomass at an approximately equal level in species - poor as well as species - rich ecosystems.

The extent of biomass production in species - rich ecosystems is more stable and thereby predictable whereas the loss of species leads to unpredictable deficiencies, which would have to be compensated by humans, according to the paper, published in Nature Communications.

«Overall, the total weight of animals in species - rich ecosystems is therefore higher than in species - poor ecosystems,» says Schneider.

Areas with carbon - rich ecosystems with key wilderness habitats, such as tropical forests, were identified as those where new roads would cause the most environmental damage with the lease human benefit, particularly areas where few roads currently exist.

The Mississippi River delta is a rich ecosystem of barrier islands, estuaries, and wetlands that's home to a diverse mix of wildlife — as well as more than 2 million people.

The new report describes experiments in mice showing how genetic variation in a host animal shapes the microbiome — a rich ecosystem of mostly beneficial microorganisms that resides in the gut — and sets the table for the onset of metabolic disease.

The extent of biomass production in species - rich ecosystems is more stable and thereby predictable whereas the loss of species leads to unpredictable deficiencies, which would have to be compensated by humans, according to the paper, published today in «Nature Communications.»

Their study is the first to show that soil biota play an important role in the maintenance of plant diversity in species - rich ecosystems.