The mechanism that thinning improves soil fertility is that the increased understory biodiversity after thinning enhances the increase of quantity and diversity of soil microbe and, therefore, strengthens bioactivity of soil and accelerates nutrient cycling of soil (Zhang 2001).
However, because of the limitation of the quantity and diversity of ESTs in wheat, the results of single DDD screening were not entirely accurate.
The MD is characterised by a relatively greater proportion of quantity and diversity of plant-derived foods (whole-grain cereals, raw and cooked vegetables, fresh and dried fruits, legumes and nuts), fish, a relatively moderate intake of meat and dairy products, with olive oil as the added fat, and a moderate intake of wine during meals.
Better indicators of total quantity and diversity of microbial exposure are needed in studies on the development of asthma.
Moreover, narratives gain relevance and become meaningful, as long as we work really hard on drivers by going deeper into our analysis of them (as to quantity and diversity of factors, dimensions, ways of development, and scales).
A protected area, called the Royal Botanic Garden (RBG), was set up in Tell Ar-Rumman with the specific goal of enhancing the quantity and diversity of native vegetation cover.
Since the demise of the Soviet Union, the quantity and diversity of universities and institutes have undergone unprecedented expansion.
Assessors scored performance using the following three main criteria: quantity and diversity of recorded experiences; presentation of case; and reflection on development issues in relation to the presentation.
Circumcision reduces a man's risk of acquiring and transmitting H.I.V. and other sexually transmitted diseases, and now researchers have found a possible explanation: the procedure reduces the quantity and diversity of bacteria at the head of the penis.
The Th1 cytokine IFN- γ (originally called macrophage-activating factor) is well recognised for its capacity to stimulate phagocytic activity of macrophages and dendritic cells, and for augmenting the ability of these cells for antigen processing and presentation by increased quantity and diversity of peptides presented on their surface in the context of MHC (Schroder et al, 2004).
The description published in the newly launched Biodiversity Data Journal (BDJ) aims to provide a gold standard for not just the quantity and diversity of data available, but for quality and amount of metadata to make this data reusable and interoperable.
