As conservation and natural resource management largely centers on manipulating the population size of target desirable or undesirable species, we must be aware of both the ecological changes that occur as a result and the evolutionary feedbacks generated by these changes.
Since our article deals with ecological data, one should be aware of the so-called ecological fallacy argument (Seiler and Alvarez 2000; Hart 2011b), usually referred to in ecological analyses.
Some herders (n = 18) stated that they became aware of the importance of local ecological knowledge and related strategies after the last dzud, others (n = 14) confirmed that they rediscovered the significance of hay-making and hay-stocking and a third group (n = 11) had acquired basic skills of livestock management.
"Young people today are well aware of the world around them, with ecological issues, poverty, terrorism, Aids and so on," she says.
This highlights a need to be aware of the potential effects of various ecological processes, even when a substantial amount of native vegetation cover remains.
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Fourth, the amendment was pressured by the public who have been more aware of environmental and ecological issues.
All of this seems cannily calculated to serve the mobility needs of a generation that is comprehensively networked, acutely aware of motoring's ecological footprint, and – if opinion surveys are to be trusted – not particularly interested in the joys of private car ownership to begin with.
However, as control engineers and colleagues seek to enhance global stability in this nearly chaotic situation, it is imperative to be aware of resource and ecological factors which may cause some approaches to stability to be unworkable.
Are illusions desirable, responsible, or even tenable, in an age so keenly aware of human and ecological catastrophe?
