• 2009. Enhancement of biodiversity and ecosystem services by ecological restoration: a meta-analysis. (duke.edu)
  • BECC focuses on three Grand Challenges that must be tackled to assess the combined consequences of anthropogenic emissions, climate and land-use change on biodiversity and ecosystem services and provide a basis for informed societal responses, with a focus on critical changes in forest, agricultural, urban and arctic ecosystems, including interactions between terrestrial and aquatic systems. (lu.se)
  • The knowledge generated by BECC serves the integration of biodiversity and ecosystem services into policy development, decision-making and praxis, from local to global level. (lu.se)
  • Ecosystem ecology is the integrated study of living (biotic) and non-living (abiotic) components of ecosystems and their interactions within an ecosystem framework. (wikipedia.org)
  • We need better understanding of the interactions and interdependencies of these ecosystems and the processes that maintain them before we can begin to address these questions. (wikipedia.org)
  • Later work demonstrated that these interactions and flows applied to nutrient cycles, changed over the course of succession, and held powerful controls over ecosystem productivity. (wikipedia.org)
  • Competition is also mediated by other types of ecosystem interactions, especially predation. (brighthub.com)
  • Complex dynamic ecosystem models are crucial to understand the mechanisms that shape ecosystems, project their fate under different scenarios and communicate ecosystem functioning and the consequences of human-ecosystem interactions. (uni-bayreuth.de)
  • It is critical to understand the nature and periodicity of particle flux and the degree of trophic interactions of deep-sea coral communities in order to evaluate ecosystem controls on abundance, biodiversity, and community function. (usgs.gov)
  • Ecosystem ecology is a branch of study and thinking within the ecological sciences that focuses on the ecosystem-a dynamic network of interactions of organisms and their environment-and the importance of these interactions to the organisms and earth system processes. (oxfordbibliographies.com)
  • The ecosystem-based approach represents a significant departure in that it considers both the resource needs and tolerances of species and their interactions with other species, but also factors in the contributions that species make to earth system processes (e.g., biogeochemical cycles, climate). (oxfordbibliographies.com)
  • A holistic understanding of an ecosystem can only be achieved by addressing processes on different levels, such as the environmental controls of leaf photosynthesis, species interactions (for example through competition), biomass growth, and the exchange of greenhouse gases with the atmosphere. (lu.se)
  • Ecosystem restoration starts with the restoration of interactions. (knaw.nl)
  • Here's a phrase that's lately been haunting me: "the extinction of ecosystem interactions. (resilience.org)
  • This is an excellent example of the extinction of ecosystem interactions. (resilience.org)
  • Then there are the soil critters with whom the plants interact (the biological system of the soil), and the predators that hunt the herbivores, and on and on in the dizzying complex web of interactions that makes a healthy, dynamically balanced ecosystem. (resilience.org)
  • MS-LS2-2 Construct an explanation that predicts patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems. (laney-lee.com)
  • Emphasis is on predicting consistent patterns of interactions in different ecosystems in terms of the relationships among and between organisms and abiotic components of ecosystems. (laney-lee.com)
  • CDC invests in microbial ecology research to study the interactions of microbes among people, animals, plants, food, and surfaces (e.g., counter tops), all of which can serve as sources of microbes that can lead to infection. (cdc.gov)
  • Within the Landscape ecology and sustainable land-use group at CEC we study the effects of land-use and climate change on biodiversity, species interactions, ecosystem services and society in human-dominated landscapes. (lu.se)
  • Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) invites delegates attending the Special Session of the World Intellectual Property Organization's (WIPO) Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore to a side event on Tuesday, 5 September 2023. (keionline.org)
  • 2023 EOS Ecology. (eosecology.co.nz)
  • However, many ecosystems have regular introductions of species from outside the region. (brighthub.com)
  • Ecological disturbances are another way for an ecosystem to clean its slate of competitive conditions and allow the various species to start over. (brighthub.com)
  • In ecological succession, different groups of species take turns being the best possible fit in the ecosystem, then get outcompeted by the next group. (brighthub.com)
  • Likewise, cyclical changes like seasons will favor different species at different times, allowing all of them to coexist within the ecosystem. (brighthub.com)
  • The discipline represents one of two different epistemological approaches within ecology that emerged in the 20th century: a species-centric community-based approach, and a process-centric ecosystem-based approach. (oxfordbibliographies.com)
  • we are also ultimately depending on a variety of species for a fundamental supply of ecosystem services to society. (lu.se)
  • Thus, understanding the factors governing species diversity is closely linked to research on ecosystem functioning. (lu.se)
  • However for many of these islands there is no integrated evaluation of the effectiveness of eradication in restoring ecosystem function and threatened species recovery. (edu.au)
  • We might be tempted to evaluate ecosystem restoration by counting how many of the species in an undisturbed area are found in the restored area. (duke.edu)
  • Healthy ecosystems help us to alleviate natural disasters like flooding, aid the protection of endangered species, protect vulnerable coastlines and much more. (afyafrika.org)
  • This four-year course aims to give you an understanding of how life on this planet works and changes, and how organisms, plants and animal species react with one another within the ecosystems around us. (uea.ac.uk)
  • The group is interdisciplinary and brings together expertise in agro-ecology, agricultural and environmental economics, climate-ecosystem science, species interaction ecology, geography and industrial ecology. (lu.se)
  • Connecting the parts with the whole: Toward an information ecology theory of digital innovation ecosystems. (lu.se)
  • When development projects include damage or removal of natural ecosystems, in trade for mitigation and restoration elsewhere, we should realize that the trade is not even. (duke.edu)
  • Discover how to protect natural ecosystems with these free online ecology courses from FutureLearn exploring what we can do to protect the environment. (afyafrika.org)
  • With the climate crisis intensifying, natural ecosystems are being placed under increasing strain. (afyafrika.org)
  • Billions of people are dependent on glaciers for their survival, and glaciers and mountain ecosystems support societies in many ways: providing water for drinking and agriculture, generating hydroelectric energy, driving tourism and other types of livelihoods, and as places of spiritual meaning. (lu.se)
  • Deep-sea coral habitats are complex ecosystems at the landscape and local level. (usgs.gov)
  • So is clear cutting forest, and in a very extreme example, the nearly complete replacement of thriving, complex ecosystems such as the oak savannas and prairies of the Midwest or parts of the tropical rainforests of Brazil with industrial corn and soy production. (resilience.org)
  • We also study ecosystem changes, and the negative consequences of the proliferation of the cyanobacteria for the provision of ecosystem services like the provision of drinking water, collecting seafood and recreation. (unige.ch)
  • However, land use not only enhances the provision of ecosystem services, it also affects natural process and alters ecological functioning. (boku.ac.at)
  • The impact of climate change on EBUSs and the ecosystems they support is thus a subject of considerable interest. (researchgate.net)
  • Because terrestrial ecosystems are major components of the global climate system, and provide habitats and gene reserves for plants, animals, and micro-organism, land use is directly and indirectly linked to many sustainability challenges, including biodiversity loss and climate change, including their trade-offs as well as synergies. (boku.ac.at)
  • We aim at understanding how terrestrial ecosystems function and interact with the climate. (lu.se)
  • Terrestrial ecosystems play a very important role in the climate system, for example through taking up about one-fourth of our CO 2 emissions, which are the primary cause of global warming. (lu.se)
  • Ultimately, climate change may alter the responses of Antarctic ecosystems to harvesting from humans. (bas.ac.uk)
  • The research aims to identify the ways in which societies engage with nature and glaciers in the age of climate change , by in-depth study of human-nature relationship s, and integration of different research fields such as ecosystem services valuation, political ecology and glaciology. (lu.se)
  • BECC researchers study how direct and indirect human impacts on the climate and ecosystems influence biodiversity and ecosystem functioning from local to global scales, and how knowledge about these dynamics may inform mitigation and adaptation decisions in the face of such changes. (lu.se)
  • evolution therefore occurs over broader, allopatric conditions (multiple geographically-separated ecosystem areas). (brighthub.com)
  • Nasopharyngeal carcinoma ecology theory: cancer as multidimensional spatiotemporal "unity of ecology and evolution" pathological ecosystem. (bvsalud.org)
  • Wyoming ecologists are currently studying fluxes of carbon, nitrogen, water, and other materials in a wide array of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, as well as exchanges of energy and water between ecosystems and the atmosphere. (uwyo.edu)
  • Assessments of ecosystem health is an integral part of managing our aquatic resources. (eosecology.co.nz)
  • Competition occurs when many organisms within an ecosystem want to use the same resources and there isn't enough to go around. (brighthub.com)
  • Even if the vocalising organisms within an ecosystem are swooping through the forest canopy or rummaging amongst the leaf litter, the sound recorders provide a 360 degree view, about 50m into every direction. (annikaschlemm.com)
  • A major focus of ecosystem ecology is on functional processes, ecological mechanisms that maintain the structure and services produced by ecosystems. (wikipedia.org)
  • This example demonstrates several important aspects of ecosystems: Ecosystem boundaries are often nebulous and may fluctuate in time Organisms within ecosystems are dependent on ecosystem level biological and physical processes Adjacent ecosystems closely interact and often are interdependent for maintenance of community structure and functional processes that maintain productivity and biodiversity These characteristics also introduce practical problems into natural resource management. (wikipedia.org)
  • Population, community, and physiological ecology provide many of the underlying biological mechanisms influencing ecosystems and the processes they maintain. (wikipedia.org)
  • Biogeochemistry and hydrology focus on several fundamental ecosystem processes such as biologically mediated chemical cycling of nutrients and physical-biological cycling of water. (wikipedia.org)
  • Ecosystem ecology forms the mechanistic basis for regional or global processes encompassed by landscape-to-regional hydrology, global biogeochemistry, and earth system science. (wikipedia.org)
  • The ecosystem concept has evolved rapidly during the last 100 years with important ideas developed by Frederic Clements, a botanist who argued for specific definitions of ecosystems and that physiological processes were responsible for their development and persistence. (wikipedia.org)
  • Although most of Clements ecosystem definitions have been greatly revised, initially by Henry Gleason and Arthur Tansley, and later by contemporary ecologists, the idea that physiological processes are fundamental to ecosystem structure and function remains central to ecology. (wikipedia.org)
  • Ecosystem services are ecologically mediated functional processes essential to sustaining healthy human societies. (wikipedia.org)
  • The main objective is to encourage the thinking processes of identifying and assessing some of the major cutting edge issues in terrestrial ecosystem ecology. (queensu.ca)
  • Many seabirds have diverse diets consisting of fish, squid, and mesozooplankton which themselves are strongly influenced by oceanographic and ecosystem processes, and fishery influences must be considered in this context. (researchgate.net)
  • This linkage within the ecosystem perspective of biology affecting the physical environment, and the recent developments that include the social and human dimensions, has positioned the approach as a critical one in understanding the relationship among global processes and the services that ecosystems provide to human well-being that is embodied in the emerging science of sustainability. (oxfordbibliographies.com)
  • The concept "colonization of natural processes" denotes the purposeful intervention into natural processes or ecosystems in order to render them more useful for society. (boku.ac.at)
  • We analyse the linkages between resource use (land, materials, energy, time, etc.), landscape change, and the impact of land use on patterns and processes in ecosystems (e.g., energetics, biodiversity), from the local to the global level and across temporal scales. (boku.ac.at)
  • The consistent integration of land use data with other socio-economic variables, e.g. information on time use, energy use, or food demand, enables to link changes in ecosystem processes to socio-economic dynamics, and to identify leverage points for more sustainable land use. (boku.ac.at)
  • This implies that the student masters both the theoretical background and the practical skills that are needed to model different processes in an ecosystem. (lu.se)
  • An individual ecosystem is composed of populations of organisms, interacting within communities, and contributing to the cycling of nutrients and the flow of energy. (wikipedia.org)
  • MS-LS2-4 Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations. (laney-lee.com)
  • Emphasis is on recognizing patterns in data and making warranted inferences about changes in populations, and on evaluating empirical evidence supporting arguments about changes to ecosystems. (laney-lee.com)
  • However, suddenly the ecosystem may collapse, biodiversity is lost and the services provided by the ecosystem disappear, resulting in large costs to society. (unige.ch)
  • The world's eastern boundary upwelling systems (EBUSs) contribute disproportionately to global ocean productivity and provide critical ecosystem services to human society. (researchgate.net)
  • Land use denotes the sum of human activities and arrangements aimed at harnessing services provided by terrestrial ecosystems. (boku.ac.at)
  • Sometimes I even hear that "designer ecosystems" might provide services or experiences similar to or better than nature. (duke.edu)
  • In fact, the same global survey of restoration projects found only 25% of the ecosystem services provided by nature were found in the restored systems. (duke.edu)
  • The Department of Energy-funded Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) seeks to hire a postdoctoral scientist to study the implications of different biofuel crop systems for pollinators and the pollination ecosystem services they deliver. (pensoft.net)
  • BECC develops research that targets sustainable management of ecosystem services in a world undergoing rapid change and loss of biodiversity. (lu.se)
  • Ecosystem Simulation and Modeling in Computational Ecology Conference aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research results on all aspects of Ecosystem Simulation and Modeling in Computational Ecology Conference. (waset.org)
  • It also provides a premier interdisciplinary platform for researchers, practitioners, and educators to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, and concerns as well as practical challenges encountered and solutions adopted in the fields of Ecosystem Simulation and Modeling in Computational Ecology Conference. (waset.org)
  • Studies of ecosystem function have greatly improved human understanding of sustainable production of forage, fiber, fuel, and provision of water. (wikipedia.org)
  • A healthy ecosystem is one that is sustainable. (afyafrika.org)
  • They're also useful learning resources for professionals working in the biology, ecology or environmental science industries, students looking to pursue a career in the sciences or anyone who wants to learn more about building a sustainable existence on this planet. (afyafrika.org)
  • A state-of-the-art ecosystem management and modern environmental protection aim at sustainable usage of our coasts, focusing on key functions of the ecosystem. (awi.de)
  • Microbial Ecology 49, 487-500. (unige.ch)
  • CDC knows there is an important connection between microbial ecology and the health and wellbeing of people. (cdc.gov)
  • Leveraging microbial ecology to advance and protect our health involves a cross-cutting and dynamic effort from diverse collaborators, including public health experts, academic researchers, private industry, and regulatory experts. (cdc.gov)
  • Expanding our microbial ecology knowledge at the intersection of public health will lead us to new strategies to prevent infections and combat antimicrobial resistance, especially in healthcare settings. (cdc.gov)
  • Although scientists know that microbial ecology plays an important role in maintaining human health, there are remaining scientific questions. (cdc.gov)
  • However, more research is needed in the field of microbial ecology to expand upon and develop new therapeutic strategies that address colonization, healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), and antimicrobial resistance, all while considering patient safety and the implications for a patient's microbiome. (cdc.gov)
  • Moreover, increased N input will likely significantly decrease BNF associated with mosses also in tropical cloud forests, thereby limiting N input to these ecosystems via the moss-cyanobacteria pathway. (lu.se)
  • Conservation Ecology - Concerned with how the natural world is affected by the presence of man, an example of this type of ecology would be the study of specific areas of conservation that are created to protect certain ecologies. (afyafrika.org)
  • Emphasis is on describing the conservation of matter and flow of energy into and out of various ecosystems, and on defining the boundaries of the system. (laney-lee.com)
  • This provides vital information on the most at risk areas, and how to optimise conservation efforts, so that we can balance the needs of the ecosystem with anthropogenic use of the land. (annikaschlemm.com)
  • This BSc Ecology and Conservation is for you if you have a scientist's mind combined with a love of the natural world, animals, plants and ecosystems, and have the desire to uncover the natural secrets of another country as part of your degree. (uea.ac.uk)
  • The first year of your Ecology and Conservation degree is all about developing your field skills and theoretical knowledge to give you a solid grounding in the fundamentals of ecology. (uea.ac.uk)
  • The research group Biodiversity and Conservation Science also works on landscape ecology and land-use. (lu.se)
  • Within ecosystems of any kind, from forests to open plains to coral reefs, some of the resources that support survival and growth are finite. (brighthub.com)
  • Marine ecosystems and associated trophic linkages are being influenced by changing climatic conditions, while breeding colonies are being subjected to an increasing frequency of heat waves, storms, an. (researchgate.net)
  • Ecosystem ecology is an inherently interdisciplinary field of study. (wikipedia.org)
  • The ecosystem is the principal unit of study in ecosystem ecology. (wikipedia.org)
  • Search the primary scientific literature for a significant example or 'case study' of research on that terrestrial ecosystem ecology issue. (queensu.ca)
  • Wyoming has long been a center for the study of nutrient and energy flux in natural and managed ecosystems. (uwyo.edu)
  • Many of these sites have extensive high and low challange courses available, as well as rock climbing and the opportunity to study fire ecology. (naturalistsatlarge.com)
  • At NIOO, we study the restoration of both terrestrial and (fresh)water ecosystems. (knaw.nl)
  • The Baltimore Ecosystem Study has been a National Science Foundation Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) site since 1998. (baltimoreecosystemstudy.org)
  • Good ecosystem health is vital for our planet to sustain life and the study of ecology can help us to better understand how to support and protect our global ecosystems. (afyafrika.org)
  • Ecology can be described as the scientific study of how living things react with the environment (or ecosystem) they live in. (afyafrika.org)
  • FutureLearn's free online ecology courses allow you to study the science of these areas of ecology as you identify what ecosystems are, the role they play in balancing the environment, and what we can do to protect them. (afyafrika.org)
  • Ecosystem ecology approaches organisms and abiotic pools of energy and nutrients as an integrated system which distinguishes it from associated sciences such as biogeochemistry. (wikipedia.org)
  • Evaluate the contribution of that research to our understanding of the terrestrial ecosystem ecology issue. (queensu.ca)
  • Research paper context: Evaluation of the study's contribution to the terrestrial ecosystem ecology issue. (queensu.ca)
  • Please read the research paper circulated prior to each seminar, and come prepared with a typed list of three relevant discussion ideas or questions relating to the terrestrial ecosystem ecology issue in general or to the chosen research paper. (queensu.ca)
  • After successful completion, the participants are familiar with the basic methods in working with dynamic ecosystem models and can select, apply, and interpret these methods in hands-on model examples and according to a specific research question. (uni-bayreuth.de)
  • Our research integrates knowledge from various disciplines: plant physiology, ecology, geography, biogeochemistry and physics. (lu.se)
  • But what does it actually take for ecosystems to be restored, and how can ecological research contribute? (knaw.nl)
  • What research is being done at NIOO that contributes to ecosystem restoration? (knaw.nl)
  • My research examines how to monitor these ecosystems under change. (edu.au)
  • The UERC is a consortium of people from various universities and colleges, state and federal agencies, local governments, non-profit organizations and independent professionals interested in supporting urban ecosystem research and creating an information-sharing network of people that collect and use ecological data in the Portland/Vancouver area. (pdx.edu)
  • The course treats some of the various types of process-oriented models that are used within ecosystem and environmental research and other relevant sectors. (lu.se)
  • This science examines how ecosystems work and relates this to their components such as chemicals, bedrock, soil, plants, and animals. (wikipedia.org)
  • When it comes to terrestrial ecosystems, we know the soil is a key factor in successful ecosystem restoration. (knaw.nl)
  • For terrestrial ecosystems, the primary question is how soil life can be restored, because that's the basis for restoring vegetation and aboveground biodiversity. (knaw.nl)
  • The same pattern goes for all the other life of the ecosystem: mammals large and small, amphibians and other reptiles, and the myriad life of the soil. (resilience.org)
  • Terrestrial ecosystem ecology is a rapidly developing science that is generating novel and interesting questions relating to fundamental and applied issues in biology, as well as environmental science, earth science and global change. (queensu.ca)
  • Flowing of energy and cycling of matter at the ecosystem level are often examined in ecosystem ecology, but, as a whole, this science is defined more by subject matter than by scale. (wikipedia.org)
  • In the 21st century, modern ecosystem science includes the influences that humans have as part of ecological communities and as drivers of change in ecological communities. (oxfordbibliographies.com)
  • Golley 1993 and Coleman 2010 provide excellent reviews of the history of ecosystem science and firsthand accounts of the field's development. (oxfordbibliographies.com)
  • The book is written from a participant's perspective, providing insights into the advances in ecosystem science and the large-scale initiatives that were undertaken. (oxfordbibliographies.com)
  • When addressing such global issues, understanding ecosystems becomes a fundamental part of earth system science. (lu.se)
  • To advance the state of the science of urban ecosystems and improve our understanding of them, with a focus on the Portland/Vancouver metropolitan region, by fostering communication and collaboration among researchers, managers and citizens at academic institutions, public agencies, local governments, non-profit organizations, and other interested groups. (pdx.edu)
  • Ecology is the science that deals with the relationships between living organisms with their physical atmosphere. (texpedia.org)
  • Visit my store for more on ecosystems and hundreds of other teaching science resources. (laney-lee.com)
  • The course is an elective course at the second-cycle level for a Degree of Master of Science (120 credits) in physical geography and ecosystem science with a specialisation in physical geography and ecosystem science with a specialisation in environmental changes at higher latitudes (EnCHiL) and for the general specialisation. (lu.se)
  • Human Ecology - With a focus on death and birth patterns, resource consumption, conservations efforts and humans' effect on plant and animal life, human ecology focuses solely on how humans impact the atmosphere and planet. (afyafrika.org)
  • An ecosystem consists of an assembly of reciprocally interacting organisms and their atmosphere during which materials square measure interchanged in a very for the most part alternate manner. (texpedia.org)
  • It's important to know what the ecosystem looked like before it was damaged, what potential the restored ecosystem has and what factors are key to its successful restoration. (knaw.nl)
  • Ecosystem ecology examines physical and biological structures and examines how these ecosystem characteristics interact with each other. (wikipedia.org)
  • Thus ecosystem ecology provides a powerful framework for identifying ecological mechanisms that interact with global environmental problems, especially global warming and degradation of surface water. (wikipedia.org)
  • Get ready to deep-dive into the key concepts of ecology and discover how organisms behave, evolve and interact with their physical and biological environments - here in the UK and abroad. (uea.ac.uk)
  • Soundscape: The Journal of Acoustic Ecology A scholarly peer-reviewed journal produced by the World Forum for Acoustic Ecology, now in digital form and available to all. (mwsae.org)
  • The growing field of soundscape ecology investigates nature's sound signatures, and the arrangement of vocalising organisms in their environment. (annikaschlemm.com)
  • Whilst satellite images can be lacking detail, and field surveys are time consuming and labour intensive, soundscape ecology can be a low-cost and non-invasive alternative. (annikaschlemm.com)
  • Synthesis of distribution data compiled over time is required to address regional management issues and understand ecosystem change. (researchgate.net)
  • This position will be responsible for designing and conducting field studies that address issues related to the links between biodiversity and ecosystem function, with a focus on investigating how potential biofuel management practices might influence bee communities. (pensoft.net)
  • We are most interested in applicants with experience in native bee ecology and/or management, with excellent writing skills and publication record, and a combination of experience in bee identification, landscape ecology, and spatial analysis. (pensoft.net)
  • As such, our ecosystem health assessments have been used in developing catchment management plans and prioritising waterways for protection or restoration. (eosecology.co.nz)
  • This exercise is aimed at familiarising you with how to access, synthesise and present both general and primary scientific information on an issue in terrestrial ecosystem ecology of your choice. (queensu.ca)
  • TI - Ecosystems and human well-being: policy responses : findings of the Responses Working Group of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment SN - 1559632690 (cloth : alk. (who.int)
  • Such long-term data present a treasure trove allowing for the analysis of structural and functional change in the ecosystem. (awi.de)
  • Similarly, in freshwater environments, NIOO is using its knowledge of underwater foodwebs to achieve faster ecosystem restoration. (knaw.nl)
  • The United Nations has launched its 'Decade on Ecosystem Restoration': a rallying call for the protection and revival of ecosystems around the world. (knaw.nl)
  • How important is ecosystem restoration? (knaw.nl)
  • So there is definitely a worldwide need for ecosystem restoration. (knaw.nl)
  • More and more frequently I hear about ecosystem restoration-the attempt to reestablish a natural ecosystem on degraded land. (duke.edu)
  • When we come to realize that straightened and channelized drainage ways do not provide much flood control and fish production, ecosystem restoration is frequently recommended for streams. (duke.edu)
  • It is worth asking just how well ecosystem restoration works. (duke.edu)
  • Unfortunately, in a survey of 89 restoration projects in different types of ecosystems worldwide, only an average of 44% of the native biodiversity was restored. (duke.edu)
  • Duke University's Dr. Emily Bernhardt found that most stream restoration projects have failed to achieve levels of ecosystem function that were once found in nature. (duke.edu)
  • The terrestrial ecosystem ecology issue: Introduction covering the scientific concepts underlying the issue, its spatial extent, and its historical context. (queensu.ca)
  • This information has been contributed by Quantitative Applied Spatial Ecology Group. (edu.au)
  • At our department, two areas are given particular emphasis: mathematical modelling of vegetation and ecosystems, and biodiversity. (lu.se)
  • analyse various types of problems related to the environment and develop methods to handle these by means of existing models and appropriate input data and validation data, · critically review, evaluate and interpret results of models · design, parameterize, evaluate and apply a process-oriented mathematical model of an ecosystem or one of its components. (lu.se)
  • Rising over 7000′ from the surrounding desert communities, the San Bernardino Mountains are an ideal place for students to explore a mixed conifer ecosystem while escaping the late Summer heat. (naturalistsatlarge.com)
  • This eavesdropping tool is allowing scientists and conservationists to explore the composition and the health of an ecosystem. (annikaschlemm.com)
  • Here in the lab, you'll develop techniques to explore ecology, from microbes and parasites to model organisms. (uea.ac.uk)
  • Hence, each of the three mosses contributes distinctively to the ecosystem N pool depending on nutrient availability. (lu.se)
  • This reductionist approach has more recently been expanded into an all-encompassing view of the ecosystem and its vocalising organisms, in which the full acoustic environment is recorded and analysed. (annikaschlemm.com)
  • Introduction Seabirds are abundant, conspicuous members of marine ecosystems worldwide. (researchgate.net)