Sentence examples for factor in structuring from inspiring English sources

Despite such low occurrences, its persistence makes it an important factor in structuring coral reef ecosystems [20].

Substrate composition and system component appear to be the most important factor in structuring the microbial communities.

Indeed, aquatic vegetation has been identified as an important factor in structuring fish communities in shallow, littoral-dominated systems [ 1, 26].

We conclude with suggestions for further research to quantify the relative contributions of these factors in structuring tree communities in Amazonian swamps.

The distinct microbial community structure of the sponges, compared to its surrounding water samples also implicates the influence of the host genetic factors in structuring the microbial community structure of the sponges (Costa et al. 2012).

These values indicate the role played by spatial or geographical factors in structuring the network and overall it reflects the fact that individuals are more prone to marry within the same region.

The model residuals did not show a significant spatial autocorrelation, highlighting the importance of the selected environmental factors in structuring the species distribution [34].

We surveyed 50 closely spaced islands in the Thousand-Island Lake of China to examine the role of local (environmental) and regional (dispersal) factors in structuring woody plant assemblages (tree and shrub species) on these islands.

Use of comparable sampling strategies and devices, increase of faunal collections in all regions, and collections of comparable environmental data sets are also needed to facilitate these comparisons and better understand the role of abiotic and biotic factors in structuring Atlantic cold-seep communities.

Whilst considerable debate has centered on the relative importance of density dependant and independent factors in structuring adult communities [1], [2], [3], it seems the availability of suitable habitat plays a key role for most species at some spatial scale [4], [5], [6].

The relative importance of these factors in structuring marine populations, however, remains largely unknown [ 7].