Given that shrubland habitats are often ephemeral and patchily distributed, understanding the sensitivity of shrubland birds to patch characteristics is important for conservation.
We made this film understanding the ephemeral nature of the media and its power.
Not in the biological sense, but in a more ephemeral cultural and social understanding of that word an identity lived by Native Americans across tribal affiliations and policed by the shifting structures of discrimination, opportunity and the many mundane and extraordinary life experiences in between.
Finally, there is the concept of empathy, an emotional sympathy and understanding heretofore considered ephemeral but now subject of study by neuroscientists that can locate and measure chemical reaction in the brain coincident with feelings of sympathetic identification with some one, some thing, or some idea expressed by both mental and physical response.
Identifying the underlying processes that make the seasonal ecosystem productivity of oceanic regions predictive for pelagic animals, versus areas that are highly ephemeral will aid in our understanding of identifying vital bluefin tuna habitat.
In-depth analysis of the themes, game rules, visual art, and authors of this collection of ephemeral prints would yield a rich understanding of the cultural history of Japan.
Quantifying the detachment rate is important for understanding the erosion process of ephemeral gullies.
They are clear that the secret to their future success lies in their understanding of new media's ephemeral nature.
Mapping of ephemeral streams in desert environments is crucial to understanding the impacts to hydrologic and ecosystem functions caused by land-use changes.
Cuthbert, M. O. et al. Understanding and quantifying focused, indirect groundwater recharge from ephemeral streams using water table fluctuations.
The placenta has long been dismissed as "afterbirth". But scientists are finally paying attention to this ephemeral organ, with three significant new studies signaling its importance to understanding the health of a pregnancy and the course it takes.
