But five years on it remains so patchy that its ability to prevent future massacres is heavily in doubt.
We question (1) to what extent the ecosystem engineering ability of patchy Spartina vegetation depends on large-scale abiotic processes, and (2) whether tussock shape provides an indicator for future lateral salt marsh development.
For the majority of animal communities, historical ecological data are patchy at best, limiting our ability to establish conservation and remediation goals that incorporate dynamics from past decades and centuries [1].
So, with an overinflated sense of my Excel abilities and some patchy Facebook analysis, I produced my own DIY Riot software to track and investigate myself – it's like 2.0 self-reflection, or something. .
This approach allows one to consider life-history attributes that influence persistence in patchy environments (e.g., longevity, colonization ability) in concert with extrinsic processes (e.g., disturbances, succession) that lead to spatial heterogeneity in patch suitability.
This being England - patchy in qualifying, consistent only in their ability to struggle in major tournaments - there are precious few guarantees.
In general, small mammals such as rodents have restricted dispersal abilities [ 22- 24] and many display patchy distributions.
That Stamp has become the icon of British 60s cinema has a lot more to do with his ability to spin a yarn on Parkie than his patchy track record.
This provides an explanation for the patchy nature of divergence within collinear pairs and for bdelloids' uncommon ability to repair DNA breaks caused by desiccation and ionizing radiation [ 13].
I wouldn't say that I began doubting my abilities, but I definitely went through a really patchy spell".
