Sentence examples for surface ecosystems from inspiring English sources

That displacement, some scientists fear, will destroy ancient aquifers and surface ecosystems and dry up water sources that ranchers and their livestock depend on.

(Caves are much less diverse than most surface ecosystems, where a biodiversity hot spot is defined by the presence of hundreds of species crowded into an area).

The RISCS project, which is funded by the EC and industry, is developing approaches to assess possible CO2 leakage impacts on near surface ecosystems.

The installation of a periodic monitoring system is recommended, especially in groundwater discharge areas where ecologically critical temperature anomalies could easily transport from deeper areas to surface ecosystems by the advective effect of groundwater discharge.

This paper discusses the challenges associated with the modelling of surface ecosystems over such long time scales, using the recently completed assessment for the extension of the existing repository for the low- and intermediate-level nuclear waste (called SFR) in Forsmark, Sweden as an applied example.

The absence of a relationship between horizon depth and C availability suggests that carbon availability in these buried horizons may be determined by the abundance and quality of organic matter at the time of horizon formation or burial, rather than by duration since burial, and implies that subsurface microbial activity is largely disconnected from surface ecosystems.

We also report the impact of prosthetic replacement of the ocular surface ecosystem (PROSE) treatment on visual acuity (VA) in these patients.

To report the visual outcomes of prosthetic replacement of the ocular surface ecosystem (PROSE) treatment in patients with ocular surface disease related to Stevens Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis (SJS/TEN).

To evaluate the results of Prosthetic Replacement of the Ocular Surface Ecosystem (PROSE) scleral lens treatment on visual acuity and function in patients with ocular symptoms of chronic Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS).

To compare the ocular characteristics and visual outcomes of eyes with corneal ectasia that were fitted with the Prosthetic Replacement of the Ocular Surface Ecosystem (PROSE) scleral device to those that underwent keratoplasty.

Skin's acidity, an important part of the skin surface ecosystem and a contributor to defense against microbiological or chemical insults, plays a role in skin barrier homeostasis and stratum corneum desquamation.