Sentence examples for maintaining ecological function from inspiring English sources
Resilience is vital for an ecosystem to adapt and recover from disturbances, while still maintaining ecological function and health (Folke et al. 2004; Walker and Salt 2006; Clewell and Aronson 2007).
"There is great concern about the future of the Reef, and the communities and businesses that depend on it," the statement read, "but hope still remains for maintaining ecological function over the coming decades".
This network of estuaries provides a valuable lesson in addressing threats, maintaining ecological function, and effective management.
Instead of aiming to maintain a specific composition, the in-situ conservation of ecosystems defined by geophysical settings puts more emphasis on accommodating dynamic processes, maintaining ecological function and building adaptive capacity.
Given the central importance of protected area systems in local, regional and global conservation strategies, it is vital that there is a good understanding of their effectiveness in maintaining ecological functioning.
Forest biodiversity is crucial for maintaining ecological and societal functions.
Urban green spaces have a multitude of functions: Maintaining ecological processes and resulting services, e.g. providing habitat for animals and plants, providing a beneficial city microclimate as well as recreational space for citizens.
These are soon rendered adaptive, triggering and then maintaining ecological segregation between the allopolyploids.
In grass-dominated vegetation, the ground layer contains most of the plant diversity and hence its condition is critical for maintaining the ecological function of grasslands and woodlands.
During ornamental trait development in native plant species, the trait and the source material should be chosen to maintain ecological and adaptive functions.
To be sustainable, consumption should be no more than 20% in humid zones and 5% in dry areas, to maintain the ecological function of rivers and wetlands, experts say (pdf).
