Sentences with phrase «studying local ecosystems»

They should prioritize the teaching of natural history, learning in outdoor settings, and studying local ecosystems, while refraining from instilling «ecophobia,» a focus on huge global environmental disasters which makes kids feel even more removed from nature.

Next, let students know that we will be studying our local ecosystem.

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The study suggests that an understanding of how human use of the landscape interact with climate and ecosystem processes is important for organizations that want to develop strategies for climate change adaptation, biodiversity conservation and local development in one of the world's poorest regions.

These declines in rainfall could potentially alter the region's climate, disrupting rainforest ecosystems and impacting local economies, according to the study's authors.

«Our dietary specialization studies show us that a majority of insect herbivores, around the world, pick one plant in their local ecosystem and feed on just that one type of plant, not every plant that's available, as many people assume.»

Around Cape Cod, a similar array will monitor the ecosystems crucial to local fisheries for up to five years, after which the moorings will be moved to study other coastal ecosystems, including the Gulf of Mexico.

The work is on - going and will be vital in future studies of how the spill has changed local ecosystems.

«The results of our study suggest that efforts to mitigate local perturbation such as nutrient enrichment in the Baltic Sea could pay off in the future, because it might help key species such as the bladder wrack to better cope with the effects of climate change and to maintain their ecosystem services.»

The study confirms experience from European heathlands and other REDD + projects in the tropics, that ecosystem services such as timber production and carbon sequestration often compromise other services, such as biodiversity and local livelihoods.

A March 2009 study by biologist Paul Ehrlich of Stanford University and biologist Gerardo Ceballos of the National Autonomous University of Mexico found that 81 percent of the 408 new mammal species discovered in the last 15 years are yoked to local ecosystems and likely to become extinct.

For this reason, Secchi says that land managers outside the Upper Midwest should do studies like this one to determine which bioenergy crops may best suit local ecosystems.

Marist is partnering with the Cary Institute for Ecosystem Studies to host a pilot project aimed at increasing the number of local high school students from underrepresented groups entering STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) careers.

It's the capstone to a year spent studying about our local ecosystems, northern climate systems, and cultural universals with an in - depth study of native peoples of the Arctic.

Science clears cats of blame — studies prove that cats are not a significant threat (especially when compared to the very real dangers from human activities) and that they actually play important roles in balancing the local ecosystem.

Science shows cats are not to blame — studies indicate that cats play important roles in balancing the local ecosystem.

This includes data visualizations from civilian casualties in the drone war, video documentation from acts of terrorism, tracking the impact of invasive species on local ecosystems and crime scene studies from mass shootings.

In a study of local ecosystem sustainability, Mohan Wali and his colleagues at Ohio State University noted that as temperature rises, photosynthetic activity in plants increases until the temperature reaches 20 degrees Celsius (68 degrees Fahrenheit).

Recent ecological studies have measured local submarine groundwater seepages to determine contributions of solutes and nutrients to coastal ecosystems.

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The Study of Environmental Change (SEARCH)(https://www.arcus.org/search-program) Permafrost Action Team is developing new knowledge about permafrost change impacts on the ecosystem services critical to local residents of the permafrost zone through research synthesis.

Moreover, the CIFOR - led study of which this model is a part has found that the rush to produce biofuel has resulted in high levels of deforestation in many tropical countries, and therefore can have significant impacts on global climate change and local ecosystem services.

Co-author of the Italian study, Sergio Andri, agreed and stressed that rooftop vegetation should reflect local growing conditions, and imitate natural ecosystems.

Good practices and lessons learned in adaptation planning processes addressing ecosystems, human settlements, water resources and health, and in processes and structures for linking national and local adaptation planning: a synthesis of case studies.

An alarming study finds at 4.5 degrees warming, the world's most biologically diverse ecosystems could see local extinction of half their plant and animal species.

Because the Arctic varies dramatically across time and space, across ecosystems and cultures, collaboration with local communities in the investigation, analysis, and communication of studies is central for the most comprehensive understanding on local, regional, national, and global levels.

Students from the local school boards regularly visit the area to study the ecosystem.