Sentences with phrase «such human settlements»

Understanding how big cats interact with such human settlements aids development of strategies for their conservation.

Not exact matches

One of these possible consequences was the separation of fas, the religious command, from jus, the established law for the settlement of such human conflicts which had no religious relevance.

The Asian bush mosquito can adapt to natural habitats such as mountain regions as well as to the infrastructure of human settlements.

So even though it might be possible to provide wildcats with the habitat and space they need through small parks connected by wildlife corridors, ultimately such plans wouldn't work because the corridors would probably put the wildcats in closer contact with human settlements.

In treeless areas, such geographic features often indicate ancient settlements formed from mud - brick structures that later human occupation has compressed over time into artificial hills.

Using a combination of satellite and ground data, the team can map multiple indicators of monkey distribution, including human activity zones as inferred from roads and settlements, direct detections from mosquito - derived iDNA, animal sound recordings, plus detections of other species that are usually found when monkeys are present, such as other large vertebrates.

But distinct Neolithic - style personal ornaments and architecture also turn up in late Mesolithic sites such as Lepenski Vir in Serbia, a large settlement rich in burials and art such as boulders sculpted with half - human, half - fish images.

These systems are important for understanding the past and planning for the future due to their potential for direct impact on very current issues such as food security and the sustainability of human settlement in particular areas.»

There are many such sites in Cenderawasih Bay, near to villages, although the rubbish that human settlements create can be rather off - putting, a problem common to many shallow sites throughout Indonesia.

According to the latest science, in most cases (outside of extreme heat waves) the connections between today's extreme weather events and human - driven climate change range from weak (hurricanes) to nil (tornadoes)-- and the dominant driver of losses in such events is fast - paced development or settlement in places with fundamental climatic or coastal vulnerability.

Impacts of such climate - related extremes include alteration of ecosystems, disruption of food production and water supply, damage to infrastructure and settlements, morbidity and mortality, and consequences for mental health and human well - being.

«Powell talked eloquently about the 100th meridian, and this concept of a boundary line has stayed with us down to the current day,» said Richard Seager of Columbia University's Lamont - Doherty Earth Observatory, who led the study «We wanted to ask whether there really is such a divide, and whether it's influenced human settlement.»

«Climate Change» is a general term used when referring to a wide range of effects brought about by human activities such as burning fossil fuels, deforestation, and «heat island effects» resulting from buildings and pavement in the major human settlements.

[reposted on behalf of john mann] Re: «At May 22, 2006 10:42 PM, Peter K. Anderson a.k.a. Hartlod (tm) said...... alteration in coastline of the Mediterranean (where consistent human settlement has established such records) shows that the situation you present NEVER existed» I think you're implying that sea levels have continued to rise in the mediterranean.

Besides shrinking sea ice there are currently also other factors that negatively affect polar bears, such as human settlements, industrial activities, hunting, bio-accumulation of toxins, and smaller seal populations.

Impacts of such climate - related extremes include alteration of ecosystems, disruption of food production and water supply, damage to infrastructure and settlements, human morbidity and mortality and consequences for mental health and human well - being.

Yet climate change is not the only stress on human settlements, but rather it coalesces with other stresses, such as scarcity of water or governance structures that are inadequate even in the absence of climate change (Feng et al., 2006; Sherbinin et al., 2006; Solecki and Rosenzweig, 2007).