Sentence examples for different ecological functions from inspiring English sources
We found that forest regeneration in the matrix positively affected functional α diversity, as well as species- and community-level functional uniqueness, reflecting an increase of species that perform different ecological functions in secondary forest over time.
They can have different ecological functions: habitats for plant species, conduits, filters, sources and sinks.
Based on a review of ecological water requirement calculation methods and considering the different ecological functions of an urban river system, the ecological function method was used in this paper to calculate the components of the ecological water requirements of an urban river.
Since they serve different ecological functions in the water than they do in land, the loss of one amphibian species is equivalent to the loss of two ecological species.
Recently, green tides composed of different species have been found to have different ecological functions, and are causing specific spatiotemporal occurrences [10], [11].
This study provides the strongest empirical support so far that diversity promotes stability across different ecological functions and levels of ecosystem organization in grasslands.
The results obtained based on the ECOP criterion are compared with a different ecological function which is named as the ecologic objective-function and with the maximum power output conditions.
L. crispatus was more strongly associated with a low vaginal pH than L. iners, suggesting a different ecological function.
Simple patches shapes such as circles and squares have different effects on ecological functions and human management than more complex ones.
Further, multivariate distances reflect the magnitude of scale units used (e.g., cm vs. m) and the variation in scale for different traits as opposed to the actual difference in ecological function (e.g., does a 10% difference in leaf size have the same ecological consequences as a 10% difference in seed mass?).
Preserving the evolutionary history and ecological functions that different species embody, in addition to species themselves, is a growing concern for conservation.
