Sentences with phrase «thousands of species»

On this mission, Benvie is working together with an entomologist who helps to identify the moths he photographs from among the thousands of species that populate Europe.

Thousands of species are behaving as if climate is changing — temperature, rainfall etc — with responses such as moving to cooler regions at higher latitudes or phenology changes (a friend of mine had a Homer «doh!

Thousands of species have reacted to a changing climatic regime by altering their geographic range, abundance, phenology (seasonal patterns), phenotype, or genotype, or in some cases recorded in the fossil record, have become extinct (Barnosky, 1986, 2009; Barnosky et al., 2003; Blois and Hadly, 2009; Brook and Barnosky, 2012; Hadly et al., 2004; Harnik et al., 2012; Pandolfi et al., 2011; Parmesan, 2006; Parmesan and Yohe, 2003; Root et al., 2003; Walther et al., 2002; Moritz et al., 2008).

In short: At the rate we're going, thousands of species could be in real danger.

William Weaver of the group Americans for Climate Truth said in a statement «scientists have reported that thousands of species were moving away from the equator, but this sighting is proof that animals are now moving towards the equator to escape the current global cooling ``.

For instance, he said tens of thousands of species found only in the Pacific might migrate across the top of North America as the sea ice melts and enter the Atlantic, where they've never been.

All of them provide habitat for thousands of species.

Imagine high - tech buildings so in tune with the biosphere that they inhabit the landscape like native trees, making oxygen, sequestering carbon, fixing nitrogen, purifying water, providing habitat for thousands of species, accruing solar energy, building soil, and changing with the seasons — while also generating remarkable productivity and providing beauty, comfort, and delight.

Buildings operate like trees; they sequester carbon, make oxygen, distill water, provide habitat for thousands of species, and convert solar income into all the thermal and electrical energy they need — and sell excess power to the neighbors.

I was reminded that what frightens me most about climate change — which will by itself cook forests, kill thousands of species, and alter the chemistry of the oceans — are the famines, mass migrations, and wars that could follow.

The increased levels of carbonic acid in the water means there are less carbonate ions available in seawater for making shells, meaning that thousands of species that build shells or skeletons from calcium carbonate are in danger of extinction.

What about the other thousands of species whose populations are in freefall?

Other aspects of global warming's broad footprint on the world's ecosystems include changes in the abundance of more than 80 percent of the thousands of species included in population studies; major poleward shifts in living ranges as warm regions become hot, and cold regions become warmer; major increases (in the south) and decreases (in the north) of the abundance of plankton, which forms the critical base of the ocean's food chain; the transformation of previously innocuous insect species like the Aspen leaf miner into pests that have damaged millions of acres of forest; and an increase in the range and abundance of human pathogens like the cholera - causing bacteria Vibrio, the mosquito - borne dengue virus, and the ticks that carry Lyme disease - causing bacteria.

If climate change drives hundreds of thousands of species extinct as you claim, we would have noticed at least one of them â $ ¦»

If a small temperature rise will drive thousands of species extinct... where are the extinct species from the last three centuries of temperature rise?

We are entrusted to safeguard and sustainably manage the amazing biodiversity in Sarawak's forests — covering tens of thousands of species of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms....

One of the changes that will go mostly unseen by humans is the large - scale migrations that will take place as thousands of species are compelled to depart due to warming temperatures and unstable weather patterns.

Apart from the thousands of species of fish you can also see....

Imagine floating amongst the living coral reef gardens, and the thousands of species of marine wild life that lives in the ecosystem, including sea turtles, eels, sting rays, and an assortment of colorful, tropical fish.

Barrier reefs serve as a shelter and spawning ground for thousands of species of marine life.

Beneath the ocean surface, there is an abundance and diversity of shapes, sizes and colours; for example, spectacular coral assemblages of hard and soft corals, and thousands of species of reef fish provide a myriad of brilliant colours, shapes and sizes.

From pristine coral reefs that are condensed with thousands of species of hard and soft coral, as well a high concentration of fish and marine life, plus all the relaxing, tasty and exhilarating top - side adventures, it is easy to see why this tropical destination has been voted the world's best island, time and time again.

Snorkel the Great Barrier Reef or take a scuba tour and dive deeper among tens of thousands of species of the most amazing fish, brilliantly coloured intermingled with glorious corals and other marine life.

Nature lovers will love Sian Ka'an for its natural beauty and the thousands of species of flora and fauna that are protected in this biosphere reserve.

If there is time between tastings, take a trip to Mt Lofty Botanic Gardens, the state's highest peak, home to thousands of species of plant.

Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is home to thousands of species of flora and fauna, and remains the largest protected area in the Mexican Caribbean.

At greater depths and at dive locations around the three islands the pristine water are home to an abundant variety of coral, aquatic life and thousands of species of tropical fishes, at least comparable to the top dive destinations in Thailand.

Set between the Indian and Pacific Oceans, the sea is one of the planet's most diverse, with thousands of species of fish and hundreds of coral

Isabela island is where you can find the famous Galapagos turtles as well as thousands of species of flora and fauna.

Home to amazing coral reefs with thousands of species of tropical fish, the island's shallow waters make it a heavenly snorkelling spot.

Or maybe try diving — merely 150 meters from the beach — one of the best diving spots on earth, crystal clear blue water, perfect visibility — amazing corals and thousands of species of marine life, a whole mesmerizing world of bright colors and light

Divers have the opportunity to experience stunning underwater scenery and thousands of species of brightly coloured fish and brilliantly coloured corals up close.

Port Hardy is located within a major flyway for thousands of species of migratory birds.

Originally the summer estate of an 18th - century British merchant, the vast garden is now home to thousands of species of native and non-native flora — including a fern collection with nearly 300 distinct varieties.

Because the proposed Dangerous Wild Animal list includes entire classes and orders of animals, it flags literally tens of thousands of species for regulation, licensing and prohibition.

Off the northeastern coast of Australia, the Great Barrier Reef provides homes for thousands of species of marine life.

They're dispatched to the enormous city of Alpha, a sprawling, ever - evolving city that is home to thousands of species from all parts of the universe.

As the film shows, rising temperatures are leading to habitat loss and the deaths of thousands of species across the world, while changing ocean chemistry is killing off coral and phytoplankton, fundamentally altering the marine ecosystem.

Why not try marvelling at the gorgeous underwater life at the Georgia Aquarium — home to thousands of species, it's an endlessly fascinating place to visit on a date, even if you've been before.

Yogurt has only a few of the thousands of species we could benefit from.

Like the gut, the skin is home to over a trillion organisms at any given time, including thousands of species of bacteria as well as viruses and fungi.

On top of that, plastic bags are the second most common ocean waste (after cigarette butts) and they harm thousands of species of ocean wildlife each year (with an estimated 40,000 + pieces of plastic floating in each square mile of the ocean!).

Combining their evolutionary tree with freezing exposure records and leaf and stem data for thousands of species, the researchers were able to reconstruct how plants evolved to cope with cold as they spread across the globe.

«We think that being able to break this constraint - letting the beak evolve independently from the braincase, may have been a key factor in enabling the rapid and explosive evolution of the thousands of species of songbirds such as Darwin's finches and Hawaiian honeycreepers».

Thousands of species can be found living on one reef.

Soil, water, indoor surfaces, our own bodies — any habitat that hasn't been rigorously sterilized is populated by thousands of species of interdependent bacteria, viruses, and other...

The report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is expected to predict the loss of thousands of species in temperature - sensitive biodiversity hotspots such as the Great Barrier Reef, off the east coast of Australia, if temperatures go on rising.

Scientists tracked down a multitude of plant trait data by using a variety of plant data bases that included thousands of species.

The scope of this emerging field she had helped to create was immense — a single teaspoon of soil may contain tens of thousands of species, and there are perhaps millions of species worldwide that have not yet been discovered.

Humans have driven thousands of species extinct over the millennia, ranging from moas — giant, flightless birds that lived in New Zealand — to most lemurs in Madagascar.