Moreover, increased duration of the growth period under increased mean temperatures may turn current patterns of countergradient variation (Conover and Present 1990) that maintain nearly constant life-history traits in latitudinally distributed species become maladaptive (Bradshaw and Holzapfel 2001).
Under current production patterns, much of the increase would need to come from smallholder family farmers in developing countries, including the poorest, who cultivate about 80% of arable land and produce most of the world's food.
We estimated that the carbon sink capacity of turfs could be offset by carbon emissions in 5 24 years under current management patterns, shifting from carbon sink to carbon source.
These figures suggest there is little spare capacity in the service, at least under current working patterns.
These values represent theoretical upper bounds on short-trip transportation choices under current travel patterns and population density.
These results suggest that, under current eating patterns, increasing potassium intakes may incur increasing dietary costs, while decreasing sodium intakes can likely be achieved in a cost neutral manner.
Wightman's latest book, The Poor Had No Lawyers, explains how current patterns of land ownership inhibit development, particularly under absent landowners who have no interest – financial or otherwise – in investing in the land.
Thus, the maximum aggregate reductions that could be achieved under optimal conditions are about 18,100- 20,400 more deaths averted in 2025 versus maintaining current patterns (Table 2 and Fig. 2).
"How many jellyfish are out there depends on a number of factors, such as weather patterns, temperature patterns and current patterns," Dr. Nawojchik said.
Under different constraints, some of these crowing patterns might have disappeared or gradually evolved into the current patterns produced by the Palearctic quails.
