• Ecological and environmental entities, characteristics, properties, relationships and processes. (gu.se)
  • Processes and phenomena of the atmosphere. (gu.se)
  • Recognition of the suggested new, transdisciplinary logical dimension of ecological processes may provide credibility and support to new initiatives in ecology and its philosophy. (mdpi.com)
  • The sub-project focuses on the beginning and spread of food-producing economies, the general question of mono- or polycentric development of neolithic phenomena and the relevance of these processes for the beginning and rise of Egyptian civilization. (uni-koeln.de)
  • The phenomenon is common in nature, but our knowledge concerning ecological processes promoting such events and barriers prohibiting them is scanty. (biosafety-info.net)
  • Traditional calendars document seasonal cycles and the communities' relationships to their biophysical environment and are often used by communities, particularly subsistence farmers, to synchronize their livelihood activities with the timing of ecological processes. (ametsoc.org)
  • Because the timing of these ecological processes is not always consistent from year to year, the use of traditional seasonal calendars can help communities to cope with climate variability, particularly when biophysical phenomena become less predictable in relation to the Gregorian calendar, as has been observed in relation to climate change. (ametsoc.org)
  • Resource management must consider the human as well as the ecological components and processes. (ecologyandsociety.org)
  • Of special note are developments for 2009 MeSH related to fungi, to processes and phenomena, and to disciplines and occupations. (bvsalud.org)
  • Category G (Biological Sciences) was renamed Phenomena and Processes. (bvsalud.org)
  • To address this situation, 'Phenomena and Processes' and 'Disciplines and Occupations' were separated into different tree categories. (bvsalud.org)
  • Further division follows under processes or other observable properties, qualities, and measurable phenomena. (bvsalud.org)
  • This approach provides a reproducible, logical framework for expanding the MeSH vocabulary in the category of Phenomena and Processes. (bvsalud.org)
  • The objectives for RNAs are to preserve examples of all significant natural ecosystems for comparison with those influenced by man, to provide educational and research areas for ecological and environmental studies, and to preserve gene pools of typical and endangered plants and animals. (blm.gov)
  • RNAs are intended to represent the full array of North American ecosystems with their biological communities, habitats, natural phenomena, and geological and hydrological formations. (blm.gov)
  • Coastal ecosystems are undergoing unprecedented rates of environmental change. (bournemouth.ac.uk)
  • The course gives an introduction to the endangerment of species and ecosystems and underlying causes of the phenomenon. (jyu.fi)
  • Southeast Idaho is characterized by an intermountain basin with rolling hills and mesas dominated by grass and shrublands with sandy soils - this area includes the Bear Lake ecological section and also contains disjunct plant species more common in Utah like the single-leaf pinyon pine. (blm.gov)
  • This article describes scientific, place-based investigations of local species and their ability to survive well, moderately well, or not at all (3-LS4-3) ( NGSS Lead States 2013 ) while promoting components of environmental literacy ( Table 1 ). (nsta.org)
  • Population densities of a species, measured in different locations are often correlated over time, a phenomenon referred to as synchrony. (datadryad.org)
  • The timescales at which environmental covariation occurs can affect the population dynamics of species in fragmented habitats. (datadryad.org)
  • Moreover, demands by humans aggregated in cities already drive, directly and indirectly, the environmental phenomena-climate change, water shortages, toxic pollutants, loss of topsoil, and endangered species, for example-that are wreaking havoc globally and locally. (bullitt.org)
  • Shifting baseline syndrome' is a social phenomenon whereby communities can forget about changes to the state of the environment during the recent past, if older community members don't talk to younger people about different species or ecological conditions that used to occur in their local region," Turvey explains. (mongabay.com)
  • Although these approaches provide simple summaries tem coverages summarizing environmental variation of spatial patterns, they do not often succeed in illustrating across those landscapes to develop a quantitative picture of true levels of complexity and heterogeneity that character- the ecologic distribution of the species. (cdc.gov)
  • Disease transmission cycles are the distribution of the species in a space defined by envi- composite phenomena that represent interactions between ronmental parameters, which are precisely those that gov- sets of species: hosts, vectors, and pathogens. (cdc.gov)
  • ENM encompasses a suite of tools that relate public health and epidemiology specialists who have been known occurrences of these species or phenomena to raster willing to explore novel ideas and approaches. (cdc.gov)
  • Scientists are aware of these thin layers of single-celled creatures and their enormous ecological ramifications, but until now, they knew little about the mechanisms responsible for their formation. (mit.edu)
  • This has given rise to apprehensions regarding the ecological ramifications of the cryptocurrency, especially with the expansion of mining operations. (freepctech.com)
  • Researcher into paranormal phenomena and believer psychology (as skeptic). (expertfile.com)
  • My doctoral studies focus on the ecological transition and historical systemic changes. (lu.se)
  • 1995), environmental (and socioeconomic) failures arose not because of any "hidden" ecological dynamics or perverse actions of the social actors involved, but simply because of sheer neglect to use basic knowledge that was available, such as the suitability of land for agriculture. (ecologyandsociety.org)
  • The impacts of climate change on human health are complex and are expected to vary according to geographic location, socioeconomic conditions and ecological settings. (who.int)
  • Losos advocates a detailed understanding of organisms and their environmental interactions. (amacad.org)
  • Consequently, it is important to establish model systems in the laboratory, which mimic the ecological interactions and complexity of the real world. (biosafety-info.net)
  • We live today in a globally interconnected world, in which biological, psychological, social, and environmental phenomena are all interdependent. (aworldthatjustmightwork.com)
  • These brand-new online courses in the field of Biological and Environmental Sciences offer insight into endangerment and the surrounding ecological and social phenomena. (jyu.fi)
  • The previous (pre-2009) organization was established in 1975 and non-biological phenomena and techniques were organized within broad disciplines named by a descriptor in the H Tree category of Natural Sciences. (bvsalud.org)
  • Losos synthesizes present-day studies of ecological process with historical studies of evolutionary outcome to understand evolutionary diversification in Anolis lizards. (amacad.org)
  • He is a proponent of the experimental approach to studying evolutionary phenomena in nature, as exemplified by his 1997 Nature paper, which has been cited as one of only two truly complete field-experimental studies of evolutionary diversification. (amacad.org)
  • To this end, I study how animals collect and provide information to reduce uncertainty about significant events, or how they insure against it, along with evolutionary and ecological consequences of such risk management. (exeter.ac.uk)
  • Climate change is but one of a number of environmental phenomena covered by this treaty. (parliament.uk)
  • Can the notion of environmental citizenship be an adequate response to global phenomena like climate change? (dgfa.de)
  • A major factor that the CFS seems to omit is that climate change is a global phenomenon, not a national one. (iedm.org)
  • The need to recognise climate change as not only a scientific, but also a cultural, phenomenon means there is much to be discovered from the representation of weather before the systematic development of scientific learning. (ria.ie)
  • This entails commitments by Member States for an effective public health response to the climate change phenomenon. (who.int)
  • The 60th session of the Regional Committee in resolution EM/RC60/R.5 endorsed the regional strategy on health and the environment, and identified action on protecting health from climate change as one of the seven environmental health priorities in the Region. (who.int)
  • For this reason, the government vigorously promotes the construction of ecological civilization and advocates green development, circular development, and low-carbon development. (hindawi.com)
  • The 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China proposed to build a resource-saving and environment-friendly society, and the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China proposed to build an ecological civilization. (hindawi.com)
  • The Third Plenary Session of the Eighteenth Central Committee will establish a green management system for enterprises, emphasizing and deepening the reform of the ecological civilization system [ 1 , 2 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • The new path of China's green economic development can effectively solve major resource crises and major pollution problems and achieve the ultimate goal of China's ecological social civilization city construction [ 6 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Investigating the physical and ecological drivers of change in a coastal ecosystem: from individual to population scale impacts. (bournemouth.ac.uk)
  • Learn how heat from the Earth is converted into electricity in this comprehensive overview, including a discussion of the geothermal resource, its environmental and societal impacts, and its potential for future expansion. (ucsusa.org)
  • Environmental impacts will differ depending on the conversion and cooling technology used. (ucsusa.org)
  • Risk can be defined as the probability of an occurrence of an incident or phenomenon, multiplied by the consequences arising therefrom, if it occurs. (biosafety-info.net)
  • At this moment we know little about both probability and consequences in relation to putative health and environmental effects of many genetic engineering applications. (biosafety-info.net)
  • Political ecology is the study of the relationships between political, economic and social factors with environmental issues and changes. (wikipedia.org)
  • Genetic change and genetic exchange phenomena seem to occur more frequently in nature than in laboratories, and may be regulated by unknown environmental factors. (biosafety-info.net)
  • Local environmental conditions and chemical contaminants (pesticides and other xenobiotics), that will undoubtedly vary in concentrations and combinations between different locations are examples of such environmental factors. (biosafety-info.net)
  • This presentation will explore a Māori understanding of time, taking into account the movements of celestial bodies, ecological factors local environmental phenomena and our unique cultural beliefs. (otago.ac.nz)
  • This study investigated genetic and environmental factors and infant gut microbiota in a prospective birth cohort to assess disease risk. (cdc.gov)
  • Environmental risk factors have a stronger impact on genetically predisposed children. (cdc.gov)
  • The academic discipline offers wide-ranging studies integrating ecological social sciences with political economy in topics such as degradation and marginalization, environmental conflict, conservation and control, and environmental identities and social movements. (wikipedia.org)
  • In my experience, there are two basic clusters of causes that explain environmental degradation across the world, in rich and poor countries alike. (ecologyandsociety.org)
  • By considering both efficiency gains and consumption patterns, policymakers can create a more comprehensive approach to tackle resource depletion and environmental degradation. (greenchoices.org)
  • Within the general theme of the SFB - man and environment - this sub-project focuses on the earliest level of relevant interdependence between economic/social life and environmental conditions, investigates the transition to productive economy, and thus tries to record an initial stage in the cultural change, obviously starting in the North and affecting the South of the continent some millennia later. (uni-koeln.de)
  • I am interested specifically in the phenomenon of mine closures as a case study to understand how the needs from local populations can inform the industrial changes and Just Transition. (lu.se)
  • How does a historical perspective help us evaluate the possibilities and limits of environmental citizenship and explore alternative concepts of responsibilities and agency? (dgfa.de)
  • This is especially important today as the divide itself limits our capacity to solve socioeconomics and environmental crisis. (lu.se)
  • Peter A. Walker traces the importance of the ecological sciences in political ecology. (wikipedia.org)
  • An overview published in Noetic Sciences Review, Autumn 1992, two years prior to the publication of "Abduction: Human Encounters with Aliens" Even though over the past 25 years thousands of individuals throughout the United States and in other countries have reported abduction experiences to UFO investigators and mental health pro-fessionals, the phenomenon appears to be more widespread than anyone might have expected. (ufoevidence.org)
  • The fact that a phenomenon defies conventional ex-planation, or even challenges our notions of reality, should not permit us to ignore its existence or prevent us from exploring its di-mensions and significance.In this article I describe the basic features of the UFO abduction experience, the impact these experiences have on the abductees, and the implications of the phenomenon for our profession and society. (ufoevidence.org)
  • In this article I describe the basic features of the UFO abduction experience, the impact these experiences have on the abductees, and the implications of the phenomenon for our profession and society. (ufoevidence.org)
  • Socio-economic considerations: The impact of genetically modified organisms goes beyond ecological and health dimensions. (biosafety-info.net)
  • 2023 Bullitt Prize Winner Kristina Chu 2023 Bullitt Environmental Prize Winner Examines the Environmental and Health Risks of Urban Community Gardens and Farms SEATTLE - The Bullitt Foundation is awarding the 17th annual Bullitt Environmental Prize to Kristina Chu (they/she), a master's student at the School of Social Work at the University of Washington. (bullitt.org)
  • Following an ecological experimental methodology, data were recorded with photographic or video cameras throughout three phases. (bvsalud.org)
  • Political ecology differs from apolitical ecological studies by politicizing environmental issues and phenomena. (wikipedia.org)
  • Terrain attributes (e.g. slope, rugosity) derived from digital terrain models are commonly used in environmental studies. (researchgate.net)
  • I agree with the main argument that most ecological studies published in scientific journals are of limited (or no) use to decision makers dealing with real-life resource management problems. (ecologyandsociety.org)
  • The science of studying the characteristics of the atmosphere such as its temperature, density, winds, clouds, precipitation, and other atmospheric phenomena and aiming to account for the weather in terms of external influences and the basic laws of physics. (gu.se)
  • The atmospheric properties, characteristics and other atmospheric phenomena especially pertaining to WEATHER or CLIMATE. (gu.se)
  • To combat environmental apathy, we seek to help students develop environmental knowledge, ethics, and "critical-thinking skills that will prepare them to evaluate issues and make informed decisions regarding stewardship of the planet" ( NSTA 2003 , p. 1). (nsta.org)
  • This article explores the trend of globalization of environmental relations, requiring radical qualitative changes not only in lifestyle, worldview, environmental knowledge, legal culture, but also in the worldview of people in a particular country or region. (psychosocial.com)
  • a second bird atlas started in 2007 and will, for example, facilitate knowledge of the impact of environmental change on birds. (scielo.org.za)
  • The study shows that "although local ecological knowledge is a highly important source of information for making conservation decisions and recommendations, there are also major problems with relying solely on information provided by local people when trying to reconstruct past changes to the environment," he says. (mongabay.com)
  • While a regulatory environmental framework is necessary and desirable, the CFS would make countries like China and India more attractive. (iedm.org)
  • Country-level data was sourced from multiple publicly available sources using the social-ecological framework, logic model, and IHR capacity monitoring framework. (who.int)
  • We constantly strive to develop more efficient technologies, hoping to reduce our environmental impact and enhance overall sustainability. (greenchoices.org)
  • Humanity is facing increasingly complex environmental and sustainability challenges. (lu.se)
  • Although many of Baskerville's criticisms of the current state of ecological science are legitimate, the same can be extended to scientific publications in many other areas, including economics, which should also inform decision making in resource management. (ecologyandsociety.org)
  • In general, the larger a city is, the higher the probability that it is an ecological and social mess. (bullitt.org)
  • Due to social problems, such as the lack of natural resources worldwide and the deterioration of the ecological environment, human society has brought unprecedented great challenges to human life today [ 7 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • The University of Jyväskylä is home to internationally high-level scientific research on the basic natural phenomena of physics, chemistry and biosciences. (jyu.fi)
  • Recent ecological readings of the early modern period have opened the work of less well-known writers to scrutiny, revealing how overlooked texts shed light on everyday experiences of natural phenomena, and inform the relationship between literature and other modes of writing. (ria.ie)
  • In comparison with synthetic fibres (carbon, glass and Kevlar), natural fibres emit little or no carbon content during processing and usage to support zero carbon emission policies and environmental protection directives, in addition to benefit of their hybridisation. (herts.ac.uk)
  • In addition, these two sectors cause a massive environmental burden to the planet as they deplete tens of billions of natural raw materials each year. (herts.ac.uk)
  • Biodiversity loss is a far-reaching phenomenon that is becoming more and more important to understand. (jyu.fi)
  • Synchrony results from dispersal of individuals among locations and spatially correlated environmental variation, among other causes. (datadryad.org)
  • From these assumptions, political ecology can be used to: inform policymakers and organizations of the complexities surrounding environment and development, thereby contributing to better environmental governance. (wikipedia.org)
  • It is also difficult to place the effect of the two phenomenon (global warming and dimming) together, and find a balance point that will be beneficial for human and its environment. (imechanica.org)
  • I n our experience, many students feel removed from their local environment and the impact of environmental problems. (nsta.org)
  • It is clearly pointed out that mankind should combine environmental issues with economic and social development, establish a new green economic development concept, and harmonize the environment with development. (hindawi.com)
  • Given that the effects of gene drives in the environment may be irreversible, more ecological realism is needed in models used to assist environmental risk assessments. (biosafety-info.net)
  • These shifts in community perception typically mean that the true level of human impact on the environment is underestimated, or even not appreciated at all, since the original environmental 'baseline' has been forgotten. (mongabay.com)
  • We demonstrate theoretically and experimentally that the timescale-specificity of environmental correlation affects the overall magnitude and timescale-specificity of synchrony, and that these effects are modified by population dispersal. (datadryad.org)
  • Endangerment is an ecological fact that affects societies across the globe. (jyu.fi)
  • From its inception in the 1990s ecocriticism as a discipline has been concerned with the capacity of literary texts to foster environmental awareness. (ria.ie)
  • Against the background of the increasingly serious environmental problems of the world 's major resources and the world's ecological pollution, the green economy GDP system is reproposed, the green economy system and social development are transformed, the Chinese green economy GDP system accounting is implemented, and the Chinese green real economy is developed. (hindawi.com)
  • Gordon Baskerville's initial "conclusion" that the actions of humankind generate major ecological problems because people are improperly or inefficiently informed, sounds reasonable at first glance. (ecologyandsociety.org)
  • Political ecological research has shifted from investigating political influence on the earth's surface to the focus on spatial-ecological influences on politics and power-a scope reminiscent of environmental politics. (wikipedia.org)
  • It has been the pioneering research of New York artist and sculptor Budd Hopkins, over two decades with hundreds of abductees, which has established the essential consistency of the abduction phenomenon. (ufoevidence.org)
  • My current research focuses on sustainable cities, urban forestry and representations of nature in the construction of a range of environmental issues. (theconversation.com)
  • My work combines urban environmental history with policy and planning research that is future-oriented. (theconversation.com)
  • The database generated by the project, seven million bird distribution records, has been widely used by four groups: environmental consultants (for example, to locate electricity transmission lines), conservationists (planning conservation strategies), research scientists (especially macro-ecologists and biogeographers) and birders (ecotourism materials). (scielo.org.za)
  • However, a fascinating phenomenon, the Jevons Paradox, suggests that efficiency improvements can sometimes lead to increased consumption rather than the intended conservation. (greenchoices.org)
  • It suggests that relying solely on improving efficiency may not be sufficient to achieve the desired environmental outcomes. (greenchoices.org)
  • Inner transformation is often viewed as a pre-requisite to the development of compassion, and involves a fundamental shift in the way people think about and ultimately act on both local and global economic, social and ecological crises. (lu.se)
  • Furthermore, the sheer ex-tent of the phenomenon, and its unusual psychological and physical features, indicate that the problem may be of considerable socio-cultural, scientific and philosophical importance. (ufoevidence.org)
  • These are typically "objective" measurements of phenomena that can be observed externally, as opposed to attitudes/opinions or feelings. (gu.se)
  • the concept's limited attention to diversity within and across societies and cultures has given way to more systematic, yet nuanced explorations of the impact of "diverse differences" (Fleras) on the rights, obligations, attitudes, and positionalities associated with ecological and environmental citizenship. (dgfa.de)
  • Second, "any change in environmental conditions must affect the political and economic status quo. (wikipedia.org)
  • At present, China's economic development has made unprecedented progress, but it is also facing a severe situation, and the environmental carrying capacity has almost reached its limit. (hindawi.com)
  • In order to further clarify the impact of green development on social development of Chinese enterprises, this paper investigates the economic and environmental aspects of green transformation enterprises nationwide. (hindawi.com)
  • On top of its negative economic effects, its ecological impact remains ambiguous. (iedm.org)
  • To fully realize its transformative potential, it demands concerted collaboration to navigate through obstacles related to regulations, environmental impact, and technological advancements. (freepctech.com)
  • Rethinking Food & Agriculture: New Ways Forward," an anthology edited by Amir Kassam and Laila Kassam, takes a deep dive into these ecological and cultural concerns, from the Neolithic Revolution to the present day, and explores sustainable solutions. (counterpunch.org)
  • This also involves a critical reflection about inner transformation as a social phenomenon. (lu.se)
  • The phenomenon was absolutely confusing and it takes deep scientific correlation to believe its existence. (imechanica.org)
  • Many descriptors involving concepts related to phenomena, being of interest to more than one discipline, were placed in more than one Tree location. (bvsalud.org)
  • In this major rearrangement of the G and H hierarchies, descriptors for phenomenon or process concepts in the H01 tree were moved to a G category tree. (bvsalud.org)
  • This is the simple phenomenon of global dimming. (imechanica.org)
  • Bitcoin, often referred to as digital gold, has emerged as a global phenomenon that transcends geographical boundaries. (freepctech.com)
  • In Conclusion, Bitcoin's status as a truly global phenomenon cannot be denied. (freepctech.com)
  • In his second book, Intruders (3), published in 1987, Hopkins defined the sexual and re-productive features that have come to be associated with the abduction phenomenon. (ufoevidence.org)
  • Even though over the past 25 years thousands of individuals throughout the United States and in other countries have reported abduction experiences to UFO investigators and mental health pro-fessionals, the phenomenon appears to be more widespread than anyone might have expected. (ufoevidence.org)
  • Given the ecological role of organizations and institutions, reference is often made to organizational or institutional logics as guides to ecological practice. (mdpi.com)
  • Political ecologists often use political economy frameworks to analyze environmental issues. (wikipedia.org)
  • Since the ecological setting for man's activities in the area can be divided into three larger environmental zones by the summer rains in the North, winter rains in the South and the Nile Valley in the East, the study of regional climatic development is a necessary prerequisite for understanding the historical development and the possible role and range of interregional contacts. (uni-koeln.de)
  • To encourage students' recognition of nature's proximity and expand their environmental dispositions, we ask explicit, open-ended questions regarding the concept of wilderness/nature, possible uses of nature, and the extent to which humans should sustainably conserve nature ( Roberts and Kruse 2019 ). (nsta.org)
  • This review identifies important elements for robust environmental risk assessment, which need to be taken into account for a risk-oriented regulatory approach towards genome-edited plant applications in the EU. (biosafety-info.net)
  • Moreover, resource management should, in many cases, be implemented in a participatory style, taking into account the different goals of the social actors involved, and with an agreed level of the socially acceptable ecological risk. (ecologyandsociety.org)
  • Does the concept of 'environmental citizenship' as deployed in policies risk supporting greenwashing by pushing individual responsibility instead of systemic action or, on the contrary, can it rather help anchor environmental issues as elemental to democratic society? (dgfa.de)
  • Climate is a long-term phenomenon expressed as average weather patterns over a long period. (parliament.uk)
  • These gases are the major contributing element of this phenomenon. (imechanica.org)
  • The major theme will be devoted to describe and analyze the plant ecological adaptations, plant growth and anatomy, Animal dissection, structure and function of tissues, plants and animals diversity. (uaeu.ac.ae)
  • As capitalism has not eliminated misery, (quite the contrary, it feeds it), and leads us to our death because of the search for profit that is done at the expense of any other consideration (including ecological ones), we don't see any reason to back this system. (ainfos.ca)
  • In this study, we examined the spatiotemporal variations of land surface temperature (LST) in the CMA in the context of the SUHI phenomenon using Landsat data. (mdpi.com)
  • The explanation by researchers in MIT's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering of how these common, startlingly dense layers of photosynthetic phytoplankton form, moves the scientific community a step closer to being able to predict harmful algal blooms, a well-known example of which is red tide. (mit.edu)
  • There will be a great temptation and need to use cloud seeding, the oldest and most common form of environmental modification (a type of geo-engineering). (parliament.uk)
  • This thesis focusses on ecological change in soft sediment intertidal habitats. (bournemouth.ac.uk)
  • Within the area of sustainable cities I am researching the potential to develop Industrial Ecology, the use of metrics such as Ecological Footprints and migration issues such as the tree-change phenomenon in Australia. (theconversation.com)