Sentence examples for ecosystem alteration from inspiring English sources

For example, temperate broad-leaved forests in Chile have been shown to vary in structure and composition according to their history of natural catastrophe in the form of earthquake-induced landslides; similar relationships between ecosystem alteration and natural disturbances have been demonstrated in New Zealand with volcanic eruption and in Tasmania with wildfire.

These papers bring to light the magnitude of ecosystem alteration there".

However, combinations between factors lead to unpredictable ecosystem alteration that goes beyond the particular consequences of drought.

Industrial processes usually have significant environmental impacts due to the emissions associated with different production processes, resource depletion, and ecosystem alteration.

Given this high level of adaptation, and a legacy of ecosystem alteration, maple-gum has become the dominant forest community in the GDS covering approximately 61% of the landscape (Fig. 1).

Straightened stream channels and altered and drained wetlands have adversely impacted streams and rivers throughout Midwestern USA, where some of the most dense drainage and riparian ecosystem alteration in the world have occurred.

Human induced ecosystem alterations and climate change are expected to drive several species to extinction.

The apparent resurgence of nuisance growth in Lakes Erie, Michigan and Ontario has been linked conceptually to ecosystem alterations engineered by invasive dreissenid mussels (Dreissena polymorpha and Dreissena bugensis).

Maintaining and improving coastal resiliency is important with regard to effects of ecosystem alterations, especially those that may occur as inadvertent consequences of human behavior.

Admixture was extensive in two anthropogenic landscapes (92.5%) and limited (10.3%) in forested locations, suggesting that the ecosystem alterations that accompany agriculture and permanent settlements may influence the success of hybrids.

This study focuses on historical patterns and processes, but the inferences can contribute to the improvement of conservation measures in the future, as the species confront both natural and man-made ecosystem alterations.