Sentence examples for ecological optimum from inspiring English sources

P. argentina reaches its ecological optimum in sandy soils while P. alpataco attains it in clayish, saline and periodically flooded soils.

When the opportunity costs of conservation can be offset by land transactions, however, the socially optimal number of reserve sites might be closer to the ecological optimum.

In a first phase (the first 1,000 generations), the ecological character evolves toward its ecological optimum (here: medium bill size).

The referred species are at their ecological optimum in this rocky sea-cliff cluster although a small percentage of coarse sand explains the presence of E. farctus subsp. boreo-atlanticus and L. creticus.

The upper panel in Fig.  5 shows that the species converges rapidly to its ecological optimum (a bill of medium size) and that it stays there with little variation because of stabilising selection.

Besides the economic optimum, ecological performance is a major issue in planning smart cities.

While the ecological response under optimum SRT settings was encouraging, the lack of perennial plants and limited foraminifera abundance demonstrated that the marsh was far from reaching natural status.

Therefore, farmers of the study area and other similar agroecologies are advised to apply 50% recommended compost (RC) + 50% recommended NP (RNP) or 50% recommended farm yard manure (RFYM) + 50% RNP or 33% RFYM + 33% RC + 33% RNP for optimum ecological and economic benefits.

The second step included an ecological evaluation of the optimum PNS structure using the sustainable process index (SPI) [14].

ENFA is analogous to principal component analysis with the difference that it is based on the niche concept of marginality (defined as the ecological distance between the lineages optimum and the average habitat within the study area) and specialization (the ratio of the ecological variance in average habitat to that associated to the focal lineage [ 96]).

Finally, a mix design strategy ensuring optimum strength, durability and ecological profile is proposed.