Sentences with phrase «rich ecosystems in»

This analytical document presents that the mangroves of Central Africa which are found in Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Sao Tome and Principe, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola, could be amongst the most carbon - rich ecosystems in the world.

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

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

Coral reefs are the richest ecosystems in the oceans, and 500 million people depend on the living coral and its co-dependants for food, tourist income and coastal protection.

Not exact matches

What the media has to do now, the authors argue, is not try to fight this alternative ecosystem with better viral content or clickbait, but to «recognize that it is operating in a propaganda and disinformation - rich environment.»

This has created an ecosystem in which two of the world's richest and fastest - growing companies are bidding against one another for hot investments.

In that size of an industry, it supports an ecosystem that's very rich.

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.

The removal of acres of rainforest threatens the rich biodiversity in these finely balanced ecosystems, along with the habitat of species such as the orangutan.

A team of ten scientists led by UFZ modelling experts Dr Thorsten Wiegand and Prof. Andreas Huth have spent the last five years using computer models to analyse ecosystems to explore the composition and dynamics of species - rich communities in tropical rainforests.

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.

He talks the way he walks, in a freely swinging fast - paced lope that ranges from the philosophy of science to genetic probes to the rich Cretaceous ecosystem he is exploring at another field site in Alberta.

Shelf waters off the Pacific Northwest extend anywhere from 30 to 80 kilometers offshore and lie beneath the California Current, one of the richest marine ecosystems in the world.

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

The ocean bottom is one of the world's most important yet enigmatic ecosystems, covered in a thick sludge rich with bacteria that consume and recycle dead algae and animal feces.

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 biogeochemist Kenneth Coale, director of Moss Landing Marine Laboratories in California, estimates that the silicon - rich southern part of the Southern Ocean would deliver up to twice as much potential carbon sequestration as the northern area Smetacek fertilized, in large part because of the diatoms and associated ecosystem dynamics.

With an eye for fine detail and the gentle explication of a born teacher, Pastor crafts a rich biography of one of North America's most beautiful and diverse ecosystems, from the geology of its foundations to the birds in its skies.

«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.»

Wherever ecosystems rich in species develop on the rocky shores of the Baltic Sea, the bladder wrack Fucus vesiculosus has provided perfect groundwork.

Other vulnerable ecosystems in the Cerro Silva — Indio Maiz — La Selva Corridor, such as the biodiversity - rich wetlands of San Miguelito and Bluefields, will suffer from dredging, sedimentation, invasive species, emissions and other pollution.

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.

Editor's Note: «The Richest Reef» follows members of a scientific dive team as they attempt to pinpoint the center of the most biologically diverse marine ecosystem in the world.

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.

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

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

Folk information: the rich caboclo culture, a blend of the coastal native people's knowledge of the country's ecosystems, with Portuguese, French, Dutch, and strong African influences in the northeast and with the Germans, Italians, Japanese, and other peoples in the south.

«Hot spots» prefers ecosystems rich in species.

In both developed and developing countries, protected areas often contain the richest, most pristine ecosystems.

«After they arrived in Alaska, they spread quickly across the continent, taking advantage of the rich grassland resources that were part of the ice age ecosystem.»

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.

Down in the dark, oxygen - deprived depths of your bowels is an ecosystem as rich as a rainforest or coral reef.

The water is rich in minerals and chemicals that can nourish ecosystems of worms, clams, microbes and other organisms.

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

More recently, however, microbial life found around hydrothermal vent ecosystems (i.e., the «Lost City» found in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, which is cooler than those found at «black smokers») indicate that Carbon - 13 is not selected against Carbon - 12 in hydrogen - rich environments where microbial life is starved of carbon, essentially in the form of carbon dioxide (Alexander S. Bradley, Scientific American, December 2009: pp. 62 - 67).

There is a close relationship between livelihood and ecosystem well - being, and soils that are rich in biodiversity.

The Coral Triangle - a coral - rich marine region in Southeast Asia that encompasses the waters between Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Papua New Guinea - is the most biologically diverse marine ecosystem on Earth.

Strategically designed and implemented field projects will demonstrate the viability of blue carbon, facilitate the development of practical, science - based methodologies and build local and national capacity to protect and manage coastal ecosystems and their myriad ecosystem services in blue carbon - rich countries.

The carbon deposits accumulated within these systems are stored aboveground in the biomass of plants (tree trunks, stems and leaves), below ground in the plant biomass (root systems and rhizomes), and in the carbon - rich organic soils typical to these 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 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.

Deep under the ocean on Earth, certain geologically active places have entire ecosystems that thrive in total darkness because hydrothermal vents called «black smokers» supply the needed ingredients in the form of energy - rich chemicals dissolved in superheated water.

Reefs normally support rich and complex ecosystems, but when the reef suffers, so do all the creatures that make their homes in the corals.

The Cerrado isn't as big, but it is still one of the largest and most important ecosystems in one of the largest and most environmentally rich countries on Earth — Brazil.

The basis of benthic ecosystems rich in biodiversity may thus be at risk.

«A healthy gut extends beyond eating fiber - rich whole foods and keeping our inner ecosystem balanced, i.e., probiotics, prebiotics, and «bad» bacteria in check,» she says.

However, as research on the human microbiome (the ecosystem within the body) progresses, scientists are coming to realize that fermented foods, which are rich in «good» bacteria, also play an important role in maintaining and optimizing our health.

Include plenty of fermented foods rich in probiotics to rebuild your inner ecosystem.