As our admiration for the extent and complexity of microbial ecosystems grow, we can extrapolate how our new comprehension could shape our future. No doubt, microbes can alter their environments and can be harnessed to engineer our planet as well as our
Biodiversity and ecosystem productivity in a fluctuating environment: The insurance hypothesis. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 96: 1463-1468 Although the effect of biodiversity on ecosystem functioning has become a major focus in ecology, its significance in a fluctuating environment is still po... Shigeo ...
The Concept of Life and its Significance in the Construction of the New Ecosystem Ecology of Bernard Patten, Sven Jørgensen and Milan Straškraba.EcosystemexergylifesemioticsIn a series of articles, three system ecologists, B. Patten, S. Jorgensen and M. StraSkraba attempt to construct a ...
Aspen bark was investigated for photosynthetic function, pigment content, and spectral characteristics during the 1993–1994 Boreal Ecosystem-Atmosphere Study (BOREAS) summer field campaigns in the boreal zone of Saskatchewan, Canada. Parameters related to photosynthetic function were similar for bark and ...
To understand ecological background in the SNP, spatial and temporal variations of ecosystem, and its services during the period 2000–2015 and significance identification were analysed by using the methods of remote sensing, GIS and model simulation. The results showed that: (1) Area with ...
The effect of WTD lowering on the well wetted floating peat carpet can be limited due to the fact that WTD is followed by this layer of vegetation, roots and plant debris (Juszczak et al., 2013). Manipulation experiments presented the significance of precipitation and air temperature for the ...
Ecology - Biodiversity and ecosystem function: The debate deepens Although the effect of biodiversity on ecosystem functioning has become a major focus in ecology, its significance in a fluctuating environment is still po... Grime,JP - 《Science》 被引量: 1079发表: 1997年 加载更多来源...
mainly because there is a lack of complete understanding of the significance of ecosystem management and a lack of guidelines or principles from an integrated scientific theory.The introduction and implementation of ecosystem approach will play an important role in improving the ecosystem management in ...
"The plateau is an important shield for China's ecological security. Therefore, the promulgation of the law bears great significance," said Yuan Jie, head of the administrative law section of the Legislative Affairs Commission under the NPC Standing Committee. He went on to add that the signific...
A definition of an ecosystem is:a biological community and its abiotic environment (FAO 1978, Zijlstra 1988). Ecosystems are usually defined on a geographic basis (the North Sea ecosystem) and the biotic part is described in terms of structure (species,