IdNumber of occurencesForms
7127 2 g for mutual, woody plants and tropical ecosystems. because each species responds to changes in 
nd the majority belongs to the tropical ecosystems. our project combines correlative and experi 
7142 1 studying the impact of global change on ecosystems: it is firstly an important component of bio 
7186 2 t when this is done, the effects on the ecosystem does not perceive quickly. This study provide 
 the public and all stakeholders of the ecosystem harbor of Brest.  
7297 1 f electroactive biofilms from different ecosystems Guyanese from the densities of currents prod 
7300 1 nships with more or less specialized in ecosystems is a major environmental problem  
7312 1 , habitats and sensitive and threatened ecosystems. to this end, quantitative methods have been 
7363 1 ble organisms present in a contaminated ecosystem while the diversity of functions associated w 
7425 4 tanding the overall functioning of agro-ecosystems. agro-ecosystems bordering conserved areas r 
ll functioning of agro-ecosystems. agro-ecosystems bordering conserved areas represent ideals s 
w diseases. as such, the camargue agro- ecosystem seems remarkably well suited to this type of  
ture on biodiversity phytovirale a wild ecosystem, and vice versa  
7560 2 ey are especially important in the soil ecosystem. the structure of soil nematodes community tu 
ematode species found in different agro-ecosystems selected. The objective of these studies is  
11864 1 are aware of the details of the complex ecosystems found in lakes, or indeed of the links betwe 
11767 2 nating yet least studied of terrestrial ecosystems. in terms of ecosystem science, they combine 
 of terrestrial ecosystems. in terms of ecosystem science, they combine some of the attributes  
11791 2 nating yet least studied of terrestrial ecosystems. in terms of ecosystem science, they combine 
 of terrestrial ecosystems. in terms of ecosystem science, they combine some of the attributes  
9983 2 nating yet least studied of terrestrial ecosystems. in terms of ecosystem science, they combine 
 of terrestrial ecosystems. in terms of ecosystem science, they combine some of the attributes  
12421 1 udgements to be made on a wide range of ecosystem components.  
10029 2 important that we monitor the health of ecosystems over large areas. remote sensing from satell 
ch projects usually focus on a specific ecosystem and issue / for example, can we distinguish l 
11058 2 important that we monitor the health of ecosystems over large areas. remote sensing from satell 
ch projects usually focus on a specific ecosystem and issue / for example, can we distinguish l 
10072 1 o progress our understanding of aquatic ecosystems, by revealing underlying mechanisms through  
13819 1 declines in ectomycorrhizal onto forest ecosystems. similar reductions in diversity are also fr 
2028 1 ividual plant traits on interactions in ecosystems. such an ecogenomic approach is the topic of 
10883 3 l prerequisite to understanding how our ecosystems and their services are formed, and how natur 
atural and anthropogenic factors effect ecosystem viability. whilst this is well advanced for m 
perform and how this maps to integrated ecosystem assessments. in this application, we propose  
2546 1 e for understanding some of the largest ecosystems on earth. despite decades of investigations  
13779 2                           boreal stream ecosystems have large intrinsic values but our understa 
ommunities and their ability to deliver ecosystem goods and services. current knowledge seems t 
13712 1 e world, making it good examples of an ´ecosystem approach´ in practice. although conducted at  
10284 3 im to construct a spatial multi-species ecosystem model focused on commercially exploited fish  
uently advocated as the way forward for ecosystem-based management in fisheries. a key part of  
omparative study involving ewe regional ecosystem models, with a view to identifying the streng 
12456 2 odelling approaches for exploring wider ecosystem considerations of fisheries in the marine env 
s models, and help to predict knock-on, ecosystem implications of future management actions.  
9828 1 ch a comprehensive understanding of the ecosystem and its response to xenobiotic stress is esse 
10280 1 isite to our understanding of shelf sea ecosystems. our proposal is to investigate the role of  
10553 1 isite to our understanding of shelf sea ecosystems. our proposal is to investigate the role of  
9929 1 s a key component of the north atlantic ecosystem, forming a vital link between primary product 
7685 2                                  marine ecosystems are declining at an alarming rate, especiall 
ervices. an understanding of drivers of ecosystem changes, their interactions and their impacts 
11330 1 , and provide energy for chemosynthetic ecosystems. reconstructing the magmatic processes in th 
10031 1 o2 sequestration within these important ecosystems.  
11825 1 o2 sequestration within these important ecosystems.  
539 1 t the current global warming influences ecosystems, and particularly that it induces some anima 
211 2 it and evolve further in human-modified ecosystems. the project puts forward and develops an ad 
that the biodiversity of human-degraded ecosystems, and their habitat quality for threatened sp 
15015 2 ly in oceanic, coastal and inland water ecosystems, more investigation is needed to make sound  
e groups . to understanding the aquatic ecosystems evolution under future scenarios of global c 
15053 2 to river is one of the most interesting ecosystems for the study of the biological organization 
 the tinto river and their role in this ecosystem is almost inexistent. the main objective of t 
12148 3 vasive species and their impacts on the ecosystems of different complexity and reciprocal effec 
hese processes from the organism to the ecosystem level, which could help to predict invasion o 
 contribute to their success; and 2 how ecosystem properties and compare it with native noble c 
13789 3 nd adapt. the capacity of organisms and ecosystems to adapt and evolve rapidly is critical to o 
cal to our future reliance on essential ecosystems such as the largely unexplored marine enviro 
affect marine populations, species, and ecosystems over time. we will address issues of fundame 
12067 5 ve induced a shift from natural complex ecosystems to more simple like agroecosystems. but if l 
t tied the long-term functioning of the ecosystem. anthropization affects ecosystems by reducin 
f the ecosystem. anthropization affects ecosystems by reducing biodiversity, by changing the la 
ich are clearly detrimental to existing ecosystems and clearly poses threats to humans living c 
dict changes that will affect disturbed ecosystems in africa and south america. our project inv 
15364 2 n, structure and distribution of forest ecosystems worldwide, by means of increasing mortality  
rojections on the near future of forest ecosystems under probable global change scenarios, due  
15514 1  they are ecologically dominant in many ecosystems and, at the same time, many of them are also 
15515 1  they are ecologically dominant in many ecosystems and, at the same time, many of them are also 
13608 1 inable, environmentally-friendly forest-ecosystem development.  
7451 1 anding of oceanic-scale, ecological and ecosystem processes. such knowledge is fundamental to t 
6843 1 n arable fields. major functions in the ecosystem forest such as productions, nutrient recyclin 
10639 1 erstand the role of biodiversity in key ecosystem processes by studying the response of soil bi 
7190 1 y, ie enhance the functionality of agro-ecosystems while maintaining adequate production levels 
13310 1 in structure, function, and dynamics of ecosystems. this relates to ecosystem services and incl 
13593 4 d on the effects of invading species on ecosystem processes. firstly, we will test the hypothes 
 of such a difference for two important ecosystem processes: community-level primary production 
ols for predicting invasion success and ecosystem effects of invasions, apart from elucidating  
duced macroalgae on the swedish coastal ecosystem.  
14416 1 their effect on native biodiversity and ecosystems. two main factors suggesting that bulgarian  
12016 2 cesses involved in invasions of insular ecosystems. the biodiversity and the threats upon it ar 
en introduced to or removed from island ecosystems. apart from its scientific outputs, this pro 
12037 3 economic determinants and production of ecosystem goods and services. in the amazonian arc of d 
s affect biodiversity, the provision of ecosystem goods and services and calculate correspondin 
nage landscape and biodiversity and the ecosystem goods and services that they provide. eco eff 
11235 5 guardians of some of the most important ecosystems of the planet. amazonia is one of earth s mo 
mazonia is one of earth s most precious ecosystems. as the amazonian forest reaches the andes i 
e: the yungas . these two sister forest ecosystems are amongst the most biodiverse regions of t 
her, across these four countries, these ecosystems span more than 6 million square kilometers,  
nities directly dependent on biodiverse ecosystems. the need is especially urgent in this fragi 
10573 2 s of greenhouse gas exchange from these ecosystems, as attention has largely focussed on fluxes 
gin exploring the significance of these ecosystems for regional and global atmospheric budgets. 
12051 1 economical and social indicators for an ecosystem approach for fisheries, to test the efficienc 
12479 8 em services provided by the terrestrial ecosystems of england, such as woodlands, rural landsca 
indeed, at a fundamental level, natural ecosystems perform critical life-support services upon  
vice provided by a coastal dune system. ecosystems also contain biodiversity discussed the role 
tain biodiversity discussed the role of ecosystems at a global level. the current study will sp 
specifically concentrate on terrestrial ecosystems in england and will calculate the value of e 
to the context of england’s terrestrial ecosystems. it will employ a consultative approach, inv 
gnitude of each service in each type of ecosystem. stage 2 will use the framework developed abo 
lp us to better understand the value of ecosystems and the goods and services they provide us w 
10650 1 and other boreal and subarctic peatland ecosystems. given this, there is a pressing need to dev 
14848 2                             the aquatic ecosystems of the central plateau are included in one o 
to determine priorities and found those ecosystems in which is convenient to focus the conserva 
11726 1 fluxes of energy and mass in a mangrove ecosystem. this is an opportunity to understand a key f 
1085 2 the invasion of mediterranean sand dune ecosystems by alien plants. the current project aims to 
sses currently in progress in sand dune ecosystems.  
14569 1 oorganisms to the functioning of forest ecosystems. .  
15038 4 ine and even collapse of several marine ecosystems. seaweeds represent an important component o 
ese species mean a high risk for marine ecosystems, as seaweeds may function as ecosystem engin 
ecosystems, as seaweeds may function as ecosystem engineers, being able to change their structu 
 have evolutionary consequences for the ecosystems, further than the direct impacts by the inva 
13600 2            the effect of disturbance on ecosystems is one of the key questions in contemporary  
 different management intenstiy on this ecosystem. second, it functions as a model system to an 
7630 1 anged objects, temporalities and scales ecosystems concerned, the institutions that define and  
15333 3 . due to the importance of ants in many ecosystems, the loss of native ants can have important  
which reflect the dynamics and state of ecosystems. indeed, they are widely distributed, abunda 
lay an important role in nearly all the ecosystems to evaluate the potential use of ants as bio 
10465 1 t members of most temperate terrestrial ecosystems, and include some of the most significant ag 
9887 1 t members of most temperate terrestrial ecosystems, and include some of the most significant ag 
11558 1 ers seeking to regulate fisheries in an ecosystem context. the project will also demonstrate to 
7034 4                             terrestrial ecosystem models are designed to assess the flux of ene 
rresponding to a given vegetation type. ecosystem model validations use classical statistical m 
uction in the stability of a real world ecosystem. outputs from this research project may have  
s to compare the stability of different ecosystem types or the change in the stability accordin 
11022 1 he part that mammals played in mesozoic ecosystems is sketchy. exceptionally though, the fissur 
12490 5 te aerosols; air quality management for ecosystem protection has primarily focussed to date on  
a policy approach which considers these ecosystem impacts in isolation is not viable. the addit 
measures. this project will compare the ecosystems approach with current conventional air quali 
eir causes, to the implementation of an ecosystems approach for air quality policy development  
to the barriers, and to identify how an ecosystems approach could be implemented within current 
7035 4 he net heterotrophy — the dependence of ecosystem metabolism on terrestrial organic carbon — in 
elatively short residence time in these ecosystems. this project will answer this essential que 
lism in and co2 outgassing from various ecosystems in alpine, tropical and arctic networks. the 
ticularly prone to global warming. this ecosystem-level information, coupled with our mechanist 
11785 2 ologically important in marine sediment ecosystem processes and comprise the majority of the pr 
ial biological component of the earth s ecosystems. furthermore, the project will serve as a te 
11636 1 anisms contributes to an important soil ecosystem process, soil nitrification.  
10070 1 ral environments. heathlands are unique ecosystems that are threatened worldwide by ectomycorrh 
10429 3                                tropical ecosystems are major sources of the greenhouse gases .  
ine the relative contribution of andean ecosystems to the ch4 and n2o budgets for south america 
n ch4 and n2o fluxes from upland andean ecosystems will also help us evaluate whether other tro 
10967 3                                tropical ecosystems are major sources of the greenhouse gases .  
ine the relative contribution of andean ecosystems to the ch4 and n2o budgets for south america 
n ch4 and n2o fluxes from upland andean ecosystems will also help us evaluate whether other tro 
11699 3                                tropical ecosystems are major sources of the greenhouse gases .  
ine the relative contribution of andean ecosystems to the ch4 and n2o budgets for south america 
n ch4 and n2o fluxes from upland andean ecosystems will also help us evaluate whether other tro 
14540 2 ous artemia strains from their original ecosystems. facing these prospects, the present project 
s: to update the distribution of saline ecosystems inhabited by autochthonous artemia strains i 
15438 3 ng multifactor interactions influencing ecosystem structure and functioning is critical to unde 
tent our knowledge on how organisms and ecosystems respond to the interaction between global .  
ixing vertical in marine and freshwater ecosystems. this is a guarantee to achieve the complex  
10973 1 o assess biodiversity within planktonic ecosystems in the southern ocean. following large-scale 
10865 1 pervisory team that is world-leading in ecosystem based ocean acidification research using natu 
10311 1 d forest, deciduous forests and savanna ecosystems and species respond to drying, so helping as 
10992 1  affected by the replacement of natural ecosystems with human-dominated ones. in order to bette 
419 1 onsequences on the preservation of many ecosystems and species. a strong research effort to det 
7136 1 or the conservation of many species and ecosystems. a determined effort to discern research pas 
7457 1 e analyzed in terms of hazards, aquatic ecosystems, hydropower, tourism, agriculture, and the h 
14981 6 ents, both biotic and abiotic, of river ecosystems, but less is known about the effects on the  
ts are of the same magnitude in fluvial ecosystems located in different climatic areas, as thos 
. solutions to problems affecting river ecosystems, will arrive with a better understanding on  
ion. leaf litter decomposition is a key ecosystem-level process and sensitive to disturbances a 
rian streams through the response of an ecosystem process, leaf litter decomposition, in differ 
roviding an integrated drawing of river ecosystem health  
14979 6 ents, both biotic and abiotic, of river ecosystems, but less is known about the effects on the  
ts are of the same magnitude in fluvial ecosystems located in different climatic areas, as thos 
. solutions to problems affecting river ecosystems, will arrive with a better understanding on  
ion. leaf litter decomposition is a key ecosystem-level process and sensitive to disturbances a 
rian streams through the response of an ecosystem process, leaf litter decomposition, in differ 
roviding an integrated drawing of river ecosystem health.  
14980 6 ents, both biotic and abiotic, of river ecosystems, but less is known about the effects on the  
ts are of the same magnitude in fluvial ecosystems located in different climatic areas, as thos 
. solutions to problems affecting river ecosystems, will arrive with a better understanding on  
ion. leaf litter decomposition is a key ecosystem-level process and sensitive to disturbances a 
rian streams through the response of an ecosystem process, leaf litter decomposition, in differ 
roviding an integrated drawing of river ecosystem health.  
14978 6 ents, both biotic and abiotic, of river ecosystems, but less is known about the effects on the  
ts are of the same magnitude in fluvial ecosystems located in different climatic areas, as thos 
. solutions to problems affecting river ecosystems, will arrive with a better understanding on  
ion. leaf litter decomposition is a key ecosystem-level process and sensitive to disturbances a 
rian streams through the response of an ecosystem process, leaf litter decomposition, in differ 
roviding an integrated drawing of river ecosystem health.  
14649 2                                   river ecosystems are of special value to society since they s 
 pollutant induced stress in freshwater ecosystems, and will improve its environmental manageme 
7667 2  of human activities on function of the ecosystems, and more recently on a very particular urba 
ore recently on a very particular urban ecosystems. the assesment of ecosystem services of the  
13778 1 inous predators since their role in the ecosystem has been severely underestimated until now.  
10002 1 pacts might be, a significant input for ecosystem and carbon budget modelling. our effort will  
13501 4 between nutrient-poor and nutrient-rich ecosystems, since nutrients increase the ability of pla 
eased species richness in nutrient-rich ecosystems, but to decreased species richness in nutrie 
eased species richness in nutrient poor ecosystems. peak richness is thus expected to shift fro 
iversity, the role of nutrient state in ecosystems, and the relative importance of bottom-up an 
400 4        biodiversity is indispensable to ecosystem production of goods and services and provides 
 baltic sea in which populations of key ecosystem species are known to be genetically unique in 
e functioning and the resilience of the ecosystem. baltgene will also assess the potential thre 
enetic biodiversity information into an ecosystem-based management of the baltic sea.  
13482 2 uring and functioning of marine pelagic ecosystems. despite that motility has large consequence 
 comprehensive understanding of pelagic ecosystems and their biodiversity, and necessary if we  
12718 1 tion that sssis make to the delivery of ecosystem goods and services both on the site and withi 
2476 2  barents sea, examining climate-related ecosystem changes and petroleum industry activities in  
ed research projects on the barents sea ecosystem which are led by or have significant particip 
14285 1 cture and dynamics of coastal and shelf ecosystems in the perspective of global changes  
7260 2 e effects of the exploitation of marine ecosystem goods and services that biodiversity provides 
l number of acceptable operators by the ecosystem in a dual economic and ecological approach. h 
7249 2 al contamination and its impacts on the ecosystem. the biological indices currently used to def 
mination and biological response of the ecosystem adapted to high anthropogenic hydrological sy 
14200 2             the pollution of freshwater ecosystems by potentially hazardous chemicals is very a 
ent of hazards of chemicals for aquatic ecosystems. the obtained results will provide the data  
13335 1  of biodiversity and the degradation of ecosystems are major scientific and societal challenges 
2493 2  climate, have the potential to lead to ecosystem re-organisation and therefore represent a cha 
on management of exploited and pristine ecosystems in four european countries.  
516 1 ly important role in the functioning of ecosystems or agrosystems the patrimonial biodiversity  
11505 3                            agriculture, ecosystems, and humans have co-evolved over millennia i 
nge of domesticated crops and landraces ecosystem management options in centers of crop origin  
ted by value-chain actors 4. macrolevel ecosystem management strategies adopted, involving inte 
11234 1 l and socioecological dimensions of the ecosystems studied, advanced modelling capabilities, an 
451 1 s entirely on the coralline and oceanic ecosystem. the atolls, dispersed along a long latitudin 
14677 3 bial mats are the paradigm of a minimal ecosystem. the definition of the requirements for the s 
d persistence of organisms in a minimal ecosystem is presently essential to search for extrater 
 life and to essay the establishment of ecosystems out of the earth.  
11774 1                                         ecosystem processes and community structure are inextri 
10746 1 terogeneity is a characteristic of many ecosystems, but its effects on the biodiversity-ecosyst 
11442 1 terogeneity is a characteristic of many ecosystems, but its effects on the biodiversity-ecosyst 
11508 1 terogeneity is a characteristic of many ecosystems, but its effects on the biodiversity-ecosyst 
14418 1 the biological protection of our forest ecosystems. the main goals of the proposed project are: 
14846 1 le in biogeochemical cycling in aquatic ecosystems that may act as chemoautotrophs, oxidizing a 
14845 1 le in biogeochemical cycling in aquatic ecosystems that may act as chemoautotrophs, oxidizing a 
14804 3 d artificial subterranean cavities with ecosystems worth of study because they contain an inter 
 whose interactions and function in the ecosystem is unknown. complex bacterial communities are 
ing of the microbial diversity of these ecosystems. the aim is not only to know the biodiversit 
11514 3 f such loss on the functioning of whole ecosystems is high. the proposed research will examine  
the tide out period allowing a range of ecosystem processes including community respiration, pr 
 between algal and faunal diversity and ecosystem processes in a range of contrasting environme 
9925 3 f such loss on the functioning of whole ecosystems is high. the proposed research will examine  
the tide out period allowing a range of ecosystem processes including community respiration, pr 
 between algal and faunal diversity and ecosystem processes in a range of contrasting environme 
7021 1 etailed knowledge of the development of ecosystems in the paratethys.  
13729 3 nary project aimed at understanding how ecosystem resilience in managed landscapes is linked to 
ms that contribute to the resilience of ecosystems. the specific goals are: * to examine how bi 
tion and resilience in selected managed ecosystems. * to identify institutional mechanisms for  
13947 1 reat promise for identifying vulnerable ecosystems and keystone species.  
12650 1 ability of the marine system to deliver ecosystem goods and services.  
14114 1 understanding the origin of present-day ecosystems. this project will elucidate how biodiversit 
2051 1 l investigate biodiversity in a natural ecosystem, believed to be reasonably representative of  
7422 1 or the operation of these new biotech / ecosystem tools of mycorrhiza in wheat farming and thus 
14821 1 rranean coastal wetlands are considered ecosystems that deserve to be protected in a european c 
9933 1 jor source of nutrients to semi-natural ecosystems is atmospheric nitrogen deposition and exper 
7467 1 age of the services provided by aquatic ecosystems, but also to make it possible to establish e 
2137 1 nderstanding of norways northern marine ecosystems and their responsiveness to environmental ch 
14419 3 rated that flowering plants and insects ecosystems harbor vast untapped diversity of yeasts. in 
sity and ecology of yeasts in different ecosystems have attracted little systematic research in 
portant properties from these bulgarian ecosystems. the research project will be accomplished i 
7211 1  country is based entirely on the coral ecosystem and ocean. atolls, distributed along a latitu 
14716 3                             the edaphic ecosystem is complex, scaresly studied, with a large de 
roductivity of natural and agricultural ecosystems. the isolation, identification and bioecolog 
vement of enivronmental quality in land ecosystems  
2499 3 esearch regarding utilization of marine ecosystems with emphasis on decision modeling of total  
roductive ocean areas in the world. the ecosystem is highly dynamic and volatile. the modeling  
e validated by more detailed biological ecosystem models which, by themselves, lack the ability 
13336 1 age of the services provided by aquatic ecosystems, but also to make it possible to establish e 
10249 2  of biodiversity in the earth s largest ecosystem. the proposal is to visit a site on the south 
species, revolutionised ideas about how ecosystems can be supplied with energy, and even provid 
14115 1 cies that perform critical tasks within ecosystems. there continues to be a steady decline in t 
7642 1 ls specific to the compartment ' soil ' ecosystems  
14743 2 o the biotic diversity and integrity of ecosystems. the mechanisms that permit the initial esta 
nd movement patterns in several aquatic ecosystems in order to evaluate the dispersion capacity 
15120 3 ructure in mediterranean shallow lentic ecosystems. the effects of the physical control act dir 
iotic factors, characteristics of these ecosystems, modify or regulate the predation effects. i 
ective we will study two shallow lentic ecosystems: temporary ponds, where the drought is a det 
14703 1                     mediterranean river ecosystems, mainly in low and mid-order reaches, are su 
14421 1 ative effects on the native species and ecosystems. the following methods will be used: field o 
15280 2  on their metabolism or role within the ecosystem are available. to overcome current limitation 
le in biogeochemical cycling in aquatic ecosystems acting as nitrificant chemoauto/mixo-trophs  
15281 1 siological activity and function in the ecosystem. only combining advanced molecular and bioinf 
11601 1 n of major importance for societies and ecosystems, and will help to fill a crucial gap in the  
11467 1 key scientific challenge is quantifying ecosystem biomass and productivity by scaling up observ 
7613 1 the pollutants, they do not predict the ecosystem's ability to degrade the. a possible strategy 
14331 1 ation. yet, more than just logs, forest ecosystems produce many other services of prime importa 
13314 1 s of the paris conference,the millenium ecosystem assessment, the 2010 target, esri, gti, gbif, 
1083 2 s are detectable and modelled in extant ecosystems, long-term variations in the biosphere, usua 
s. the oceans is the oldest and largest ecosystem on our planet and, thus, is best suited for e 
11242 1 gether in the context of communities or ecosystems. consider two species that need the same lim 
2196 4             biodiversity of blue mussel ecosystems: patterns and processes blue mussels are key 
these interactions may lead to dramatic ecosystem changes and flips and to changes in the biodi 
analysis of the main threats to mytilus ecosystems and the goods and services produced. the wp  
omparison between baltic and west coast ecosystems. it is also expected that under this wp a sc 
12442 1 fisheries. studies on vulnerable marine ecosystems are an important aspect of rfmo compliance w 
11035 1 d populations to genes, is critical for ecosystem health. it is essential, therefore, to provid 
15430 1 ortant part of the biodiversity in land ecosystems with approximately 15000 species in the worl 
15221 1 efore in the fucntioning of terrestrial ecosystems. this decline is a component of the global p 
10643 1                           modern marine ecosystems were established during the early palaeozoic 
14764 4 the mechanisms by which the terrestrial ecosystems work - maintenance and improvement of the ex 
lecular biology applied to the study of ecosystems structure and functioning - direct effects o 
- direct effects of co2 increase on the ecosystems - biogenic volatile organic compounds - chem 
ing and optical diagnosis of plants and ecosystems structure and functioning.  
7025 5                                   river ecosystems play a key role in the transport and transfo 
ransfer of carbon and nitrogen in river ecosystems: i the mode of carbon and nitrogen delivery  
storation of landscape dynamics and key ecosystem processes such as carbon and nutrient retenti 
low regimes on the functioning of river ecosystems and, more specifically, on their nitrogen cy 
r interface in retention areas of river ecosystems: h1: the hydromorphic structures of retentio 
13777 3 mpacts of climate change on species and ecosystems are already evident, and effects during the  
 strategy to increase the resilience of ecosystems threatened by climate change. this project t 
r. this threatens species-rich riparian ecosystems, which depend on recurrent floods, and plant 
10045 1 n 50% of all species are found in these ecosystems - or their importance as a store of carbon,  
15422 2 in cause of biodiversity loss in marine ecosystems. alien species are considered invasive when  
aceans with an important role in marine ecosystems . furthermore, we will work with the life st 
11162 1 commitment to the management of coastal ecosystems through addressing both ecological and socia 
7251 1 te the flow and carbon stocks in forest ecosystems at different scales. indeed, forests are an  
14612 6  to predict the response of terrestrial ecosystems to climate change and to understand their ro 
f particular risk for arid and semiarid ecosystems such as those in the province of almeria whe 
s controlling the productivity of these ecosystems and the seasonal, annual and interannual var 
, annual and interannual variability of ecosystem fluxes. we will investigate aspects related t 
nd the response of soil respiration and ecosystem fluxes to summer rainfall events in order to  
rmining the sink and source capacity at ecosystem level. finally, we will integrate these data  
11297 1 cal and biological conditions of marine ecosystems and can be readily measured. ultimately, the 
201 2 ade accumulation of carbon in different ecosystems, including forests, has been an actual topic 
ment and formation of birch stand as an ecosystem. the importance for estonian science lies in  
14873 3 d-use changes interact on agro-pastoral ecosystems in the iberian peninsula at different spatia 
ting database on c content in grassland ecosystems through the use of altitudinal/climatic grad 
will be useful beyond the agro-pastoral ecosystems, which in this context would be model system 
14874 3 d-use changes interact on agro-pastoral ecosystems in the iberian peninsula at different spatia 
ting database on c content in grassland ecosystems through the use of altitudinal/climatic grad 
will be useful beyond the agro-pastoral ecosystems, which in this context would be model system 
14118 2 turbance processes and the responses of ecosystems to disturbances. fire is one of the most imp 
o fill our gaps of understanding on the ecosystem carbon cycle in the changing climate. soil is 
10891 4 effort in recent years to determine how ecosystems are affected by species loss. most of these  
consequences for the functioning of the ecosystem e.g. the amount of plant biomass produced. th 
on about the effects of species loss on ecosystems and the mechanisms by which these effects oc 
ement of insect species in agricultural ecosystems.  
12481 2 ational work programme, the ‘millennium ecosystem assessment, not only recognised the multiple  
ecisions must also take into account an ecosystem-based approach can be developed and built int 
12480 2                                         ecosystems are natural resources that provide people wi 
eloped internationally by the millenium ecosystem assessment, supported by the global environme 
14928 2 ith causes of species invasivity and of ecosystem invasibility, together with consequences of b 
regions. regarding the vulnerability of ecosystems to be invaded, literature shows that environ 
14819 2  affects the quality of the terrestrial ecosystems and consequently, its biodiversity loss. thi 
hat determines the biodiversity in some ecosystems. some authors consider that in order to reha 
13749 1 osed as a mean to sequester c in forest ecosystems. however, on a longer term increased n input 
13848 1 scale consequences for biodiversity and ecosystem processes in the great lakes after invasion o 
15267 2  cover 95% of the canary islands marine ecosystem. however, little is known about the biologic  
sidered indicator species in the marine ecosystem due to their position as top-predators in the 
10788 3 ortant natural laboratory for examining ecosystem responses to climate change, and it is vital  
 a combination of the simplicity of its ecosystems, which exhibit restricted species diversity  
remely relevant to many other low-input ecosystems around the world .  
10804 3 ortant natural laboratory for examining ecosystem responses to climate change, and it is vital  
 a combination of the simplicity of its ecosystems, which exhibit restricted species diversity  
remely relevant to many other low-input ecosystems around the world .  
12014 3                              objectives ecosystem effects of fishing are well described . the r 
hes of fisheries are explained by these ecosystem effects , but also by the exploitation strate 
ng may hide the warming effects. facing ecosystem effects of fishing and of climate change, the 
14949 1 ld be very different from mediterranean ecosystems, very few scientists have attempted to manip 
15388 4                       despite semi-arid ecosystems occupy globally a wide extension of the land 
tion with global change in this type of ecosystems are relatively scarce. one of the most inter 
ing and intriguing aspects of semi-arid ecosystems is the role that biological soil crusts the  
g-rewetting cycles in stipa tenaccisima ecosystems at the center of the iberian peninsula.  
7150 1  of sahelian countries like niger. agro ecosystems in this country are exposed to profound chan 
15217 2  characterization of the extreme acidic ecosystem of rio tinto to generate an operative model o 
nce of a deeper characterization of the ecosystem and the search for possible applications.  
14749 1 ematic study of the tinto river extreme ecosystem with the aim to generate a functional model i 
7510 1 es. because of their abundance in these ecosystems and their biotechnological interest, the ord 
7625 1 he use of vegetation, especially forest ecosystems, with a view to ensuring a protective functi 
157 1 lux of energy and matter of the coastal ecosystem. being a quite unique and small group of macr 
15147 2  are limited, as is the case in aquatic ecosystems. furthermore, aquatic environments are condu 
ng chemical information. thus, in those ecosystems, chemicals cues often mediate the communicat 
10316 2 opose an analysis of the chemosynthetic ecosystems in antarctica south of the polar front. we w 
t isolated of chemosynthetically-driven ecosystems, is driven by oceanographic or tectonic proc 
10551 2 opose an analysis of the chemosynthetic ecosystems in antarctica south of the polar front. we w 
t isolated of chemosynthetically-driven ecosystems, is driven by oceanographic or tectonic proc 
10781 2 opose an analysis of the chemosynthetic ecosystems in antarctica south of the polar front. we w 
t isolated of chemosynthetically-driven ecosystems, is driven by oceanographic or tectonic proc 
11308 2 opose an analysis of the chemosynthetic ecosystems in antarctica south of the polar front. we w 
t isolated of chemosynthetically-driven ecosystems, is driven by oceanographic or tectonic proc 
11568 2 opose an analysis of the chemosynthetic ecosystems in antarctica south of the polar front. we w 
t isolated of chemosynthetically-driven ecosystems, is driven by oceanographic or tectonic proc 
11828 2 opose an analysis of the chemosynthetic ecosystems in antarctica south of the polar front. we w 
t isolated of chemosynthetically-driven ecosystems, is driven by oceanographic or tectonic proc 
15320 1 hic chain and the flow of energy of the ecosystem. the main purpose of this project of basic re 
13439 1  a model for climate impact on tropical ecosystem-a region that is lagging behind in this respe 
14313 1 act of pre-colonial cultures on natural ecosystems in east africa was limited, due to very low  
13615 2 ding nematodes is controlled in natural ecosystems may help to improve the biological control o 
biological control of nematodes in agro-ecosystems.  
10476 4 f major disturbance phenomena in marine ecosystems, the effects of habitat fragmentation in mar 
ats underwater, limited availability of ecosystem models, and difficulty in establishing the co 
tudy of habitat fragmentation in marine ecosystems is understandable, the potential importance  
 with the recent emergence of models of ecosystem dynamics and larval connectivity among coral  
10895 1 xt 50 years. among a range of predicted ecosystem impacts, one already documented is a temperat 
11708 1 xt 50 years. among a range of predicted ecosystem impacts, one already documented is a temperat 
7479 1  on impacts of climate change on marine ecosystems.  
12660 1 ant as they can act as linkages between ecosystems, and therefore can be indicators of ecologic 
2000 4                 peat bogs are important ecosystems in relation to climatic change. by forming p 
ersity and species composition of these ecosystems that could have important repercussions for  
oo short to study the response of these ecosystems to global change. virtually nothing is known 
mospheric n deposition would affect bog ecosystems at longer time scales. on the other hand bog 
12592 1 ls to maintain delivery of the range of ecosystem goods and services required of them. soil org 
7673 1 strategy of land occupation and uses of ecosystems resources, and how this behaviour impacts bi 
10889 2 ffects at the individual, community and ecosystem level. for example warmer weather has brought 
otentially for the functioning of whole ecosystems. in the marine realm the timing of the sprin 
13587 1 -plant interactions with effects at the ecosystem scale will benefit fundamental science. knowl 
2056 1 climate change on these animals and the ecosystem they occupy.  
1997 5 duced biodiversity shifts in freshwater ecosystems on three influential hypotheses: the interme 
ant component of disturbance in aquatic ecosystems. climate change can thus be expected to affe 
imate change may potentially push these ecosystems to another stable state and may therefore ha 
-species prey-predator, competition and ecosystem models. an experimentally experienced post-do 
y carry out simulations with full-scale ecosystem models. these two alw-funded researchers will 
1999 2 ange affect the biodiversity of aquatic ecosystems to tackle this question, we base our work on 
lake model. we will use this full-scale ecosystem model as an electronic cosm, focusing on the  
1998 1 will affect the biodiversity of aquatic ecosystems using three influential theories as guidance 
15005 1 he biodiversity existing in terrestrial ecosystems corresponds to bryophytes, with approximatel 
14140 1 g those layers to forecast the possible ecosystem changes taking into account future climate ch 
15028 5 lations and demersal and pelagic marine ecosystems are well documented for commercial fishing,  
 as their relationships- on the coastal ecosystem have received little attention. nevertheless, 
r the exploited species and the coastal ecosystem. the objective of the current proposal is to  
tivities. an adaptive management of the ecosystem is necessary to avoid the collapse of the pop 
 maintain the resiliency of the coastal ecosystems, the health of the fish stocks and the quali 
14317 1 diversity and functioning of an aquatic ecosystem. a large number of conceptual models have bee 
15321 3 y was designed to examine the microbial ecosystems of endolithic habitats in the arid and hyper 
rganization of the endolithic microbial ecosystems discovered in january 2010 in the atacama de 
crobial activity of extant lithobiontic ecosystems in the atacama desert and dry valleys of ant 
12146 3 hication-related disturbances in forest ecosystem. increased amounts of plant and . at the edge 
n order to understand resilience of the ecosystem to the impact of the cormorant colony and its 
ted by including additional elements of ecosystem – mammals, insects and wood-inhabiting fungi. 
15327 5 r already well-established stressors of ecosystems will most likely lead to the resilience of t 
 likely lead to the resilience of these ecosystems being exceeded. research and conservation at 
. streams are among the most threatened ecosystems on earth despite their critical ecological r 
they provide. current impacts on stream ecosystems will most likely interact with climate warmi 
re consequences on stream biodiversity, ecosystem integrity, and ecosystem services to humans.  
14149 5 ity on the structure and functioning of ecosystems across different habitats of the baltic sea. 
fy factors that cause differences among ecosystems in sensitivity to natural and anthropogenic  
ss to many european databases on marine ecosystems. meta-analyses are used to compare results f 
ts from different regions, sub-regions, ecosystems or habitats. therefore the results of this p 
vironmental status of currently damaged ecosystems, highlight those under threat and therefore  
11836 3 t also animals and microbes, even whole ecosystems in situ. such occurrences are rare in the fo 
mate the degree to which the hot spring ecosystems are typical of either normal dry-land/wetlan 
d/wetland, or salinity stressed wetland ecosystems. following detailed anatomical description w 
10333 2 ecology is possible using natural micro-ecosystems rather than experimentally assembled microco 
ess . here we propose to use this micro-ecosystem to test the effect of community disassembly o 
10729 2 ments necessary to sustain a functional ecosystem. these questions will be tested with the use  
alteration for maintaining a functional ecosystem, and will generate solid predictions that can 
15499 2 nsequences over biotic interactions and ecosystem properties. in this specific project, we want 
der domestication had consequences over ecosystem nutrient cycling dynamics specifically, do cr 
14131 1 ult from the interactions of species in ecosystems. until now, very few studies have been publi 
14813 1 ir use in restoring ornamental and wood ecosystems, these being: arbutus unedo l., celtis austr 
15137 1 n perfumes and crafts, and in restoring ecosystems. the selected species are: chamaerops humili 
7662 2 at threatens the maintenance of aquatic ecosystems but also human health. the effects of multi- 
l not well known on continental aquatic ecosystems. goals this project is part of the biologica 
2478 11                                  marine ecosystems the world over are experiencing increasing n 
 to the structure and function of these ecosystems. society has recognized that living marine r 
sources require management in a broader ecosystem context. this proposal follows on from the su 
inanced by the rcn. it conducted marine ecosystem comparisons based primarily on observational  
tive studies by using several different ecosystem models and expand the geographic coverage to  
re the structure and functioning of the ecosystems in this manner. these approaches include eco 
ea will be a major part of the project. ecosystem indicators are measures metrics that provide  
e indicators 1 for comparing models and ecosystems, 2 in assessment of ecosystem status, and 3  
dels and ecosystems, 2 in assessment of ecosystem status, and 3 as a means to monitor model per 
e the key metric for comparison between ecosystems as well as a link between the models and eco 
s well as a link between the models and ecosystem management, and thus a core element of the pr 
14426 1 tion and ecological evaluation of hydro-ecosystem status of dam lakes, used for net cage aquacu 
13337 1 o the two other components, species and ecosystems. the congress consortium aims to rectify thi 
15241 1 units grazing causes impact on seagrass ecosystems, inducing changes in their dynamics and/or h 
7155 1  intensified human pressures on natural ecosystems: expansion of urbanization and transport inf 
445 1 ve cereal fields are highly transformed ecosystems where biodiversity is being lost. many patri 
7471 1 o the two other components, species and ecosystems. the congress consortium aims to rectify thi 
6959 2 ies diversity has been shown to enhance ecosystem resistance to disturbances, such as climate c 
imate change in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems will be possible. these results can provide  
2526 5 of an integrated modeling framework for ecosystem based assessments with application to the lof 
single integrated framework to simulate ecosystem interactions together with the uptake, bio-tr 
of petroleum hydrocarbons in the marine ecosystem. this allows for the simultaneous analysis of 
oleum industry activities on the marine ecosystem with the potential to include other perturbat 
 steps will realize a fully functioning ecosystem simulation and analysis tool to soundly asses 
11027 1 aribbean-wide decline of extensive reef ecosystems during the early miocene, however the precis 
10404 1 t biodiversity affects the way in which ecosystems perform, such as the rate at which carbon is 
12711 1  commission initiated ‘the economics of ecosystems and biodiversity. teeb runs to 2010 will est 
10315 9  southern ocean has a unique and iconic ecosystem. it includes vast reserves of krill which cou 
 the crucial role of the southern ocean ecosystem in the workings of the earth as a whole. ther 
ere and imminent for the southern ocean ecosystem than almost any other marine ecosystem. this  
 ecosystem than almost any other marine ecosystem. this threatens the ecosystem s ability to de 
er marine ecosystem. this threatens the ecosystem s ability to deliver the benefits described a 
above. assessment of the southern ocean ecosystem s likely responses to change is required to s 
g together scientists with expertise on ecosystems, climate and biogeochemistry , the global pr 
 help to ensure that the southern ocean ecosystem s response to change is given due considerati 
challenge of integrating southern ocean ecosystem, climate and biogeochemical research. this wi 
11587 3 cognise that we need to manage using an ecosystem based approach while at the same time maintai 
dustry in management decisions. such an ecosystem approach requires a more mechanistic understa 
derstanding needed for implementing the ecosystem approach to sustainable fisheries management. 
10042 5 es also protect other components of the ecosystem or attempt to protect many species by setting 
 focus on the key processes driving the ecosystem. if the ecosystem processes remain intact, th 
processes driving the ecosystem. if the ecosystem processes remain intact, then many components 
 though it is explicitly embodied by an ecosystem-based approach to management to which most go 
rc grant and enables us to manage a key ecosystem process .  
7195 1  common birds are complex. indeed, agro-ecosystems are characterized by a scenario approach to  
15522 1 d net primary production of terrestrial ecosystems in peninsular spain, with a declining carbon 
13788 1 ects the total co2 emission from forest ecosystems. in fact, preliminary studies suggest that d 
1993 1 riments with model analyses of the full ecosystem model for shallow lakes- pclake. in addition, 
12033 3          biodiversity of chemosynthetic ecosystems in the deep ocean discovered since 1977, the 
e deep ocean discovered since 1977, the ecosystems associated with reduced chemicals on oceanic 
 those observed in deep‐sea sedimentary ecosystems. they exhibit low specific diversity and hig 
12460 2  taking account of climatically induced ecosystem changes as well as exploitation. then to comb 
timal level of exploitation of european ecosystems under changing climatic conditions while ens 
12464 1 take into account: climatically induced ecosystem changes and commercial fisheries harvesting,  
12465 1 timal level of exploitation of european ecosystems under changing climatic conditions, while al 
11113 1  tropical coastal systems. responses of ecosystems to environmental stresses are increasingly i 
14787 1 to be especially compromised in fragile ecosystems such as those in mountain areas in the canta 
15106 1 g plant evolution in mediterranean-type ecosystems. in this project, we will explore whether po 
15107 1 g plant evolution in mediterranean-type ecosystems. in this project, we will explore whether po 
541 1 te change have affected and will affect ecosystems and populations. long-term records of popula 
15128 1 pastures of the central system, as this ecosystem is one of the most vulnerable to climate chan 
14538 2 oots may have an important role in arid ecosystems where water is a limiting resource. such red 
ty and plant-plant interactions in arid ecosystems.  
11779 1 regulate the functioning of terrestrial ecosystems. the use of molecular techniques has permitt 
11813 1  for the effective management of marine ecosystems.  
12380 1 r understanding of the health of marine ecosystems in relation to natural and anthropogenic cha 
10485 1 city of genetic random sampling from an ecosystem without restriction of sampling regimes. the  
11118 1 c compounds in complex systems, such as ecosystems or living organisms. amino acids and their b 
14374 1 s the study of satellite time series of ecosystem dynamics. based on the experimental setup, an 
12245 1  enhancing the biodiversity in the farm ecosystem. a number of ifm components in livestock syst 
14600 1 l, integral and dynamic part of aquatic ecosystems. they also constitute a socio-economic resou 
14615 1 sessing the impact of fishing on marine ecosystems.  
7678 1 rganisms between cultivated and natural ecosystems.  
7498 1 pear to play an important role in these ecosystems. we propose to develop molecular methods to  
7702 3 gement of services rendered by impacted ecosystems and deep expertise of their vulnerability to 
h based on the principles of integrated ecosystem management, adaptive management, analysis of  
d simultaneously better conservation of ecosystems. the project emphasizes a participatory appr 
1962 1 ion of plant defence in complex natural ecosystems and the compatibility of pest control strate 
12023 1 versity and functioning of semi-natural ecosystems. the effects on ecosystems functioning can b 
12149 1 urther invasion and to reduce impact on ecosystems.  
11733 1  fundamental understanding of how these ecosystems work. dissolved organic nitrogen , bas and n 
2479 5 tructure and species composition of the ecosystems they invade. the ctenophore mnemiopsis leidy 
psis' proven ability to disturb pelagic ecosystems, it is imperative to study its role in this  
in norway and to evaluate its potential ecosystem impact. we will accomplish this through a com 
edict changes and succession in pelagic ecosystems due to invasive species and/or increased num 
ts are relevant with respect to prudent ecosystem-based management of norwegian marine resource 
1984 3 ntrolling factors of n2 fixation at the ecosystem level. in order to achieve these aims a molec 
l mats are complex, vertical stratified ecosystems in which cyanobacteria play a key role. the  
s n2 and the n2 fixation rates in these ecosystems are therefore high. there are several functi 
13838 1 nge of hosts, occurs in a wide range of ecosystems, and is sparsely studied by molecular method 
11275 2 robes are important components of every ecosystem and natural environment on earth, yet our und 
sponsible for recycling biomass in many ecosystems. given the diversity and extensive distribut 
14675 1 e productivity and diversity of natural ecosystems. it is well known its contribution to nutrie 
2061 2 e fluctuations in northern marine shelf ecosystems. the link between zooplankton and apex preda 
uate the role of this hypothesis on the ecosystem processes, we propose a study that aims at ex 
13878 1 he current debate on how the control of ecosystem diversity and functioning depends on the feed 
12053 1 elected strains on the diversity in the ecosystem and to draw the conclusions for its preservat 
9919 1 toring and conservation, ecological and ecosystems research involving all life stages, and bioc 
11874 4 ortant natural laboratory for examining ecosystem responses to climate change, and it is vital  
 a combination of the simplicity of its ecosystems, which exhibit restricted species diversity  
mathematical models used for predicting ecosystem responses to perturbation. the work directly  
remely relevant to many other low-input ecosystems around the world .  
10255 6  is knowledge about the extent to which ecosystems acclimate to elevated co2. some research has 
y with regard to c loss or gain. arctic ecosystems are of critical importance to global conserv 
elevated co2 has a cumulative effect on ecosystem properties that influence ecosystem stability 
 on ecosystem properties that influence ecosystem stability, resistance and resilience. as a re 
specifically, the extent to which whole ecosystems acclimate to elevated co2 is a key area of u 
nderstanding of the stability of arctic ecosystems to perturbations under future climate change 
2022 1 cological interactions between tropical ecosystems, and of the population dynamics of tropical  
11284 2 phic oceanic gyres, the earth s largest ecosystems, which profoundly affect global biogeochemis 
rimentally, a phosphate an oligotrophic ecosystem controlled by mixotrophic protists is sustain 
11846 3 cognise that we need to manage using an ecosystem based approach while at the same time maintai 
dustry in management decisions. such an ecosystem approach requires a more mechanistic understa 
derstanding needed for implementing the ecosystem approach to sustainable fisheries management. 
10736 1 amage, for both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. iit is of utmost importance to understand h 
13610 1 so for the understanding and management ecosystems in general.  
13790 2 milar mechanisms are at work in benthic ecosystems. the first part will test two key hypotheses 
 loss of riparian vegetation on benthic ecosystems.  
10944 2 dence that this may be the case in some ecosystems where nitrogen is especially limiting to pla 
isms in these strongly nitrogen limited ecosystems, notably the soil microbes that are know to  
2169 1 pecific human-related driving forces of ecosystem change that are identified as major threats t 
15389 2 unities and ecological process in these ecosystems, may help to propose specific indicators for 
 of multiple stressors on running water ecosystem.  
11492 2 otosynthetic pathway dominate grassland ecosystems and cereal production in warm climates. both 
therefore of fundamental importance for ecosystem resource management under anthropogenic clima 
7463 2 deposition, and land use on terrestrial ecosystems, and the resultant effects upon aquatic ecos 
 and the resultant effects upon aquatic ecosystems. dynamo will place the site-specific results 
14199 1 the number and diversity of am fungi in ecosystems, and overgrowth of grasslands by scotch pine 
426 1 tudy of the impacts of global change on ecosystems: on the one hand, it is a very important com 
15532 1 s, and their impact on the provision of ecosystem goods and services are scarcely known. for ex 
15150 1  the internal dynamics of mediterranean ecosystems along several of the phases of climatic chan 
14319 3 ivity changes and how they affect whole ecosystem production, an improved understanding of ecos 
he lakes biodiversity, productivity and ecosystem resources. future industrial methane harvesti 
ly threatens sustainable development of ecosystem resources. lake kivu may provide an adequate  
7028 1  diversity and functioning of grassland ecosystems is a major goal of contemporary ecological r 
15584 1 nderpin changes in the functionality of ecosystems that biodiversity-at-large and human societi 
15174 3 tilayered biofilms that constitute real ecosystems due to the presence of representatives of th 
and decomposers. they can be considered ecosystems because of the almost closed cycling of matt 
or even has been impossible so far. the ecosystem is the context in which the genetic pools of  
2084 1 ion and trophic transfer in barents sea ecosystem. the population of copepods in the norwegian  
13317 3 ct of global change on biodiversity and ecosystems. these assessments include advanced socio-ec 
ities and biomes and the functioning of ecosystems. future goods and services are then assessed 
obal change effects on biodiversity and ecosystems.  
15568 1 ce has emerged that dramatic changes in ecosystem processes and functioning are taking place ac 
15530 5 understanding the relationships between ecosystem structure and function, as well as the potent 
ural and functional changes in semiarid ecosystems, and identify critical points of degradation 
will focus on key functions in semiarid ecosystems such as water and soil conservation, and pla 
e: determine dynamics and thresholds of ecosystem recovery and restoration as a function of pla 
resistance and resilience of the target ecosystems against disturbances.  
12040 1 temperate to boreal coastal areas, kelp ecosystems have ecological, economic and patrimonial va 
7182 1 biodiversity and functioning of coastal ecosystems invaded  
13466 1  functioning and the dynamics of boreal ecosystems.  
7635 1 and the introduction of new sustainable ecosystems consisting of communities of plant species a 
10049 4                                         ecosystems face changing environments over a wide range 
 on those systems, is to understand how ecosystems respond to environmental change. two types o 
ally they have been treated separately. ecosystem studies have focused on ecological changes, w 
cological and evolutionary processes in ecosystems facing environmental change.  
2502 2 t in unusually rapid selection. coastal ecosystems in general, and intertidal systems in partic 
l of climate induced changes in coastal ecosystems and appropriate societal responses.  
14546 5 ive transport surfaces between adjacent ecosystems and some hypotheses with regard to this one  
 in the ecological maturity between the ecosystems are bigger. this maturity can be assessed fr 
rences in maturity between the adjacent ecosystems become lower, and a decrease in the transpor 
a decrease in the transport between the ecosystems could be expected. on the contrary, if these 
 be expected. on the contrary, if these ecosystems are differentially rejuvenated by means of d 
13480 2 ity caused by human disturbances on the ecosystems of the world is a matter of growing concern. 
ervation biology by identifying fragile ecosystem structures and keystone species.  
10722 1 eristic plant species from a variety of ecosystems. nitrogen deposition can act by increasing t 
7632 1 lar, global warming is affecting forest ecosystems at multiple levels: species distribution, fo 
7636 2                      the study of urban ecosystems is a major environmental challenge. this is  
irst ring around paris. yet these urban ecosystems, including their soils have jusquici been li 
9921 5 tween larval chironomid communities and ecosystem structure: for example, assessing the specifi 
ims to assess the relative influence of ecosystem variables, biotic as well as physicochemical, 
e interpretations relating to past lake ecosystem health. we will examine both modern and subfo 
lti-parameter dataset, and identify the ecosystem variables to which chironomid communities mos 
st strongly respond within shallow lake ecosystems.  
11071 2 evitably has, or will reflect on entire ecosystems and man-based reliance of economically impor 
n the biology of particular species and ecosystems how important are shifts in species distribu 
2527 2 t in unusually rapid selection. coastal ecosystems in general, and intertidal systems in partic 
l of climate induced changes in coastal ecosystems and appropriate societal responses.  
14891 1 mposition, structure and functioning of ecosystems. scots pine to assess the current state of s 
7198 1 stems alter the functioning of the agro-ecosystem and the ecological services: biomass producti 
14481 1                                         ecosystem restoration is a thriving scientific and appl 
15294 1 es their mobility and transfer to other ecosystems and their biosponibility for organisms asses 
14230 1  reducing and fragmenting the space for ecosystems and species. objectives of the project: 1 to 
14204 4  on structure and functioning of marine ecosystems. such analyses will provide us upscaling and 
 diversity, patterns and functioning of ecosystems. the third aim of the project is to unravel  
ese events on organismal, community and ecosystem level in order to predict the nature, scope a 
edict changes in dynamics of baltic sea ecosystems under a range of scenarios of future environ 
15108 1 ns of the structure-function of aquatic ecosystems to climate change.  
14807 2                  wetlands seem the only ecosystem type that has been left out of the field of a 
ep the good ecological state of aquatic ecosystems. for this purpose, it uses biological indica 
10062 9 ase of species with the potential to be ecosystem dominants , such invasions are likely to lead 
likely to lead to marked changes in the ecosystems of the invaded area. most landscapes support 
rea. most landscapes support a range of ecosystems occupying areas differing in environmental c 
re needed of how invasions by potential ecosystem dominants may affect ecosystem patterns and l 
otential ecosystem dominants may affect ecosystem patterns and landscape heterogeneity. such pr 
nting the impacts of a past invasion on ecosystem patterns in three landscapes. we will apply t 
these data will allow us to reconstruct ecosystem patterns on the landscapes through time. we w 
aded and how its invasion impacted upon ecosystem patterns and overall landscape heterogeneity. 
e. we will compare simulated changes in ecosystem character and patterns on the landscapes asso 
7708 2 l integration by taking into account an ecosystem approach. the project addresses issues in the 
s issues in the logic of the millennium ecosystem assessment work results in the field of aquac 
7661 1 ban pigeon is an integral part of urban ecosystems worldwide. despite its pervasiveness in urba 
7203 2 ats that they all attend. european agro-ecosystems consist of a shifting mosaic of potential ha 
s the possibilities of exchange between ecosystem compartments. adapting to their host plant- p 
214 1 rsity of plants and animals in tropical ecosystems has stunned many researchers since the 19th  
14163 6 able to initate modifications in marine ecosystems, the most radical ones are so called regime  
shifts. these abrupt reorganizations of ecosystem structure may alter biodiversity and carrying 
ndently cause new ones. amongst others, ecosystem regime shifts may also cause changes in recru 
e fish in the gulf of riga at different ecosystem regimes. this goal will be achieved by invest 
nd spring spawning herring at different ecosystem regimes. the project will provide more than h 
erspective of the dynamics of essential ecosystem components, facilitate to define marine manag 
15311 1 many functionally equivalent species in ecosystems, if apparently the latter could work as well 
14124 1  in the latest years the maintenance of ecosystems that have been shaped by long-term and persi 
2037 2  and increase of biodiversity in marine ecosystems over relatively short periods of time is to  
e values, human health implications and ecosystem impacts. some of the ideas will be applied in 
2103 2 uire fisheries policy to be based on an ecosystem approach. the overall objective of this proje 
chieve a better understanding of marine ecosystem management with a combination of ecological c 
2203 1  possible means of mitigating risks and ecosystem impacts and calculating their costs. an examp 
2208 4 heries including the effects on overall ecosystems performance, and study the performance of an 
mance of an adaptive management of lake ecosystems carried out in close collaboration with mana 
ent areas on fish community and overall ecosystem dynamics. • investigate the effects of differ 
ffects of different fish harvestings on ecosystem dynamics. focus will be on the analysis of re 
12439 1 a management system for implementing an ecosystem approach to fisheries to fishing in the south 
2514 5 e impact planktivorous fish have on the ecosystem through depletion of plankton. climate affect 
nticipate major changes in our northern ecosystems in the coming years, in particular with rega 
ll also affect the trophic flows in the ecosystems and establish new predator-prey relations an 
at can integrate the biogeoraphy of the ecosystems with the trophodynamics. when moving outside 
her. to perform operationally realistic ecosystem based assessment modelling, a simpler model t 
6729 3 swer to the question as to what kind of ecosystem-changes conditioned the changes of the verteb 
ex faunas with the structure of present ecosystems. the new methods to be applied will hopefull 
ke it possible to reconstruct some land-ecosystems of the past 15 million years, as well as to  
14988 1 ve-mentioned hypothesis on the seagrass ecosystem functionality. ideally, and apart from contri 
14989 1 ve-mentioned hypothesis on the seagrass ecosystem functionality. ideally, and apart from contri 
2073 1 to internationally recognized goals for ecosystem sustainability, one needs to understand the p 
2086 1 to internationally recognised goals for ecosystem sustainability, one needs to understand the p 
10720 1 e rural poor in china live in grassland ecosystems and any further degradation of this fragile  
15482 6 structural and functional aspect of the ecosystem, as they develops due to the interactions bet 
the interactions between the structural ecosystem components, which evolve and develop through  
patial self-organization of species and ecosystems. the outcome of these interactions is the re 
mation, particularly in arid and alpine ecosystems. employing together information about specie 
to identify the keystone species in the ecosystem and develop more accurate restoration and con 
ic gradient under two different extreme ecosystems .  
13754 4 al and political incentives interact in ecosystem restoration design. we will examine restorati 
we will examine restoration measures in ecosystems and link those to societal actors´ interests 
ubstantial funding is allocated towards ecosystem restoration projects based upon articulated a 
ation. we will: propose ways to develop ecosystem restoration policies and management in a dire 
11402 2 llow steps prescribed by the millennium ecosystem assessment for regional assessments of biodiv 
 based on results from wp4, and dynamic ecosystem models. wp6 will use a series of three worksh 
481 2  the steps prescribed by the millennium ecosystem assessment for regional assessments of biodiv 
 based on results from wp4, and dynamic ecosystem models. nonlinear situations, with changes ac 
10486 1 ely on the benefits provided to them by ecosystems, or ecosystem services level, gain input fro 
10141 3 e 12.28 million poor people live in the ecosystems under the impact of the three gorges dam wil 
dam will be analyzed. the biodiversity, ecosystem resilience, and their associated ecosystem se 
ted strategies for sustainably managing ecosystem for maximizing poverty reduction and increase 
11169 3 e 12.28 million poor people live in the ecosystems under the impact of the three gorges dam wil 
dam will be analyzed. the biodiversity, ecosystem resilience, and their associated ecosystem se 
ted strategies for sustainably managing ecosystem for maximizing poverty reduction and increase 
7675 1 services, and the use and management of ecosystems. our hypothesis is that ecosystem services c 
12594 3 er project, which will inform the defra ecosystem approach framework in light of the millennium 
ch framework in light of the millennium ecosystem assessment. it is novel and visionary work, b 
 facilitate monitoring of the health of ecosystems. ultimately, the project identify informatio 
7629 1       studying the functioning of urban ecosystems and ecosystem services that they provide is  
15116 4 iodiversity indicators at landscape and ecosystem level, in order to obtain the possible relati 
 scientific programme of the millennium ecosystem assessment, with the aim of generating scient 
imation of the services provided by the ecosystems, and the way these services are affected by  
 avoid or minimize the human impacts on ecosystems. it is expected to provide planning and mana 
15117 4 iodiversity indicators at landscape and ecosystem level, in order to obtain the possible relati 
 scientific programme of the millennium ecosystem assessment, with the aim of generating scient 
imation of the services provided by the ecosystems, and the way these services are affected by  
 avoid or minimize the human impacts on ecosystems. it is expected to provide planning and mana 
7168 1 mountains, lowland hardwood forests are ecosystems of great complexity, both spatially ectomyco 
7565 1  assumptions of the management of these ecosystems and the parameters that can have an importan 
13318 1 to fulfil the needs of biodiversity and ecosystem research for taxonomy based information. edit 
14625 1  and persistence of arid and fragmented ecosystems.  
7123 2 zodeposition and species composition of ecosystems should alter the composition and functioning 
tral element in the stability of forest ecosystems, absorbing unit  
538 5 gy of our planet is driven by microbial ecosystems, we are severely hampered by our limited und 
iversity and function of such microbial ecosystems. in the present project, teams in the discip 
mistry, soil microbiology, genomics and ecosystem processes are assembled to study the relation 
biodiversity, and functioning of forest ecosystems. the network has a strong focus on developin 
below ground can one hope to get a full ecosystem-based understanding, and this must be address 
15518 2  management strategies in mediterranean ecosystems have resulted in temporal and spatial mismat 
ach for the management of mediterranean ecosystems, based on the analysis of human-nature relat 
7202 1 al diversity of agricultural and forest ecosystems nont never been associated. the network of l 
2068 1 nt species composition and diversity of ecosystems.  
14814 4 e changes may affect specially to those ecosystems developed under high stress conditions, whos 
ts of abiotic stress on two terrestrial ecosystems ecosystem composition, structure and functio 
ic stress on two terrestrial ecosystems ecosystem composition, structure and functioning along  
s, which rank among the most threatened ecosystems in europe and are highly vulnerable to clima 
15216 3 functional descriptor parameters in the ecosystem in response to the increased availability of  
is we have chosen a mediterranean scrub ecosystem represented by kermes oak thickets in a prote 
e increased availability of nitrogen in ecosystems typically limited by this nutrient. these ob 
13614 1 e no previous long-term studies in this ecosystem investigating vegetation responses to both cl 
2172 1 tect changes in these climate-sensitive ecosystems  
416 1 ny temperate coastlines where they form ecosystems similar to terrestrial forests. laminaria di 
15100 1 the functioning and structure of forest ecosystems and, ultimately, the distribution of species 
14920 1 of the functional response of peatlands ecosystems to global warming and, therefore, will reduc 
15397 5 es are available from the mediterranean ecosystems. the observed changes cannot be interpreted  
 especially how other components of the ecosystem are affected by climate change. in the presen 
cales in several birds in mediterranean ecosystems. our main aims are to study the: 1. effects  
s using long-term data in mediterranean ecosystems. 2. effects of temperatures on fecundity and 
fferent trophic levels in mediterranean ecosystems. 4. effects of climate change on demographic 
2139 3 ure of plant and animal communities and ecosystem processes. the rates of the biological proces 
effort will be on functional aspects on ecosystem level of processes, and interactions at the l 
y experimental perturbations within the ecosystems, and by laboratory studies.  
2080 1  and have significant impacts on forest ecosystems. the spruce bark beetle . the project aims a 
10814 1 the most biologically diverse of marine ecosystems and are arguably the most deeply threatened  
2005 3  inputs into the system. fot rerestrial ecosystems, it is expected that global climate changes  
e of two dominant plant species of dune ecosystems, festuca rubra and carexd arenaria, exposed  
 global change for this vulnerable dune ecosystem as well as more generally for the development 
13441 3 the largest inland delta in africa. the ecosystem is driven by annual flooding, which brings wa 
fects the structure and function of the ecosystem. this project focuses on gaining an understan 
ng of the structure and function of the ecosystems, to provide robust ecological data that can  
423 1 the region reflect these changes in the ecosystem. the total value of these landings showed gre 
14966 1  climate change on mediterranean stream ecosystems.  
14469 1 the biological diversity of terrestrial ecosystems. the fragmentation of habitats and the resul 
7125 2 global change on ocean and lake aquatic ecosystems in Western Europe by using plankton indicato 
biodiversity and functioning of aquatic ecosystems. This multidisciplinary project will combine 
540 6 ination of long-term records of aquatic ecosystems has provided useful information to find out  
g the impact of climate change on these ecosystems, the management of their resources and the e 
can be achieved by inter-site and inter-ecosystem comparisons. this approach was undertaken dur 
ty to tackle with marine and freshwater ecosystems. it allowed us to compile and validate sever 
 spatial scales was used. the different ecosystems analyzed here showed clear response to the n 
 community compositions occurred in all ecosystems in the middle of the 1980s. during this peri 
15184 1 nalyze microbial communities in aquatic ecosystems has reveled its huge richness and diversity  
15315 1 nalyze microbial communities in aquatic ecosystems has revealed their huge richness and diversi 
14741 1 f the effect of controlled flows on the ecosystem: specific sampling to evaluate its effect on  
2136 3  have a strong ecological impact on the ecosystem and each other. in spite of the potential imp 
of the functioning of the norwegian sea ecosystem and generate several products that can be use 
several products that can be useful for ecosystem management including estimates of carrying ca 
14833 1 versity, dynamic and behaviour of these ecosystems. therefore the main objective of the propose 
14832 1 versity, dynamic and behaviour of these ecosystems. therefore the main objective of the propose 
13968 1 e research have been aimed at examining ecosystem effects on nesting islands in the baltic. in  
2515 2 ects could have a massive impact at the ecosystem level, also including commercially important  
ndividuals to population scale using an ecosystem model.  
14900 1 al restoration that allow to conciliate ecosystem exploitation and nature conservation. this wi 
1088 3 tionships between species diversity and ecosystem processes have received a growing attention i 
es have been performed in mediterranean ecosystems despite their high biodiversity and their ve 
ible impacts of biodiversity changes on ecosystem processes at different spatial and temporal s 
15446 5 . we will be able to discern changes in ecosystem processes caused by climate change from those 
ant to know profoundly the responses of ecosystems to the increase of temperature on earth. the 
earth. the effects of climate change on ecosystems, the headwater streams included, the target  
r streams through the response of a key ecosystem process, leaf litter decomposition, and under 
d to discern its implications on stream ecosystems under the projected climate change scenarios 
14636 1 n of non-native seaweeds into different ecosystems is a global phenomenon that may cause signif 
14755 1 r another with similar function, in the ecosystem. from the scientific perspective, the preoccu 
13861 1 on short-term consumer dynamics in open ecosystems and have significant effects on juvenile sur 
15385 1 nd effects on the functioning of forest ecosystems and, because of this, contribute to determin 
13524 1 in climate and top predators may impact ecosystem structures.  
11869 1 icate major domain shifts in planktonic ecosystems and by observing and interpreting their dist 
11393 2 r quality and sediment fluxes on stream ecosystems through examination of stream invertebrate c 
 water quantity and quality, and stream ecosystems, thus providing the balanced knowledge base  
10734 1  future danger both to human health and ecosystems. this great diversity of parasites is not im 
11083 1 that net primary productivity of forest ecosystems declines with stand age. two question marks  
14655 1 ng the level of pollution in freshwater ecosystems. in order to achieve this, we have developed 
10661 2  we obtain from land and its associated ecosystems. they include the provision of food, fibre a 
h will be limited to the renewables and ecosystems of a specific area, can be applied to other  
10912 2  we obtain from land and its associated ecosystems. they include the provision of food, fibre a 
h will be limited to the renewables and ecosystems of a specific area, can be applied to other  
11158 2  we obtain from land and its associated ecosystems. they include the provision of food, fibre a 
h will be limited to the renewables and ecosystems of a specific area, can be applied to other  
11170 2  we obtain from land and its associated ecosystems. they include the provision of food, fibre a 
h will be limited to the renewables and ecosystems of a specific area, can be applied to other  
11420 2  we obtain from land and its associated ecosystems. they include the provision of food, fibre a 
h will be limited to the renewables and ecosystems of a specific area, can be applied to other  
11421 2  we obtain from land and its associated ecosystems. they include the provision of food, fibre a 
h will be limited to the renewables and ecosystems of a specific area, can be applied to other  
11701 2  we obtain from land and its associated ecosystems. they include the provision of food, fibre a 
h will be limited to the renewables and ecosystems of a specific area, can be applied to other  
11702 2  we obtain from land and its associated ecosystems. they include the provision of food, fibre a 
h will be limited to the renewables and ecosystems of a specific area, can be applied in future 
9896 2  we obtain from land and its associated ecosystems. they include the provision of food, fibre a 
h will be limited to the renewables and ecosystems of a specific area, can be applied to other  
12478 5 ational work programme, the ‘millennium ecosystem assessment, not only recognised the multiple  
ecisions must also take into account an ecosystem-based approach can be developed. we will &#61 
ent evidence base to identify trends in ecosystems and the services they provide  ident 
ethod of demonstrating the health of an ecosystem and how the concepts of valuation and critica 
rporated  recommend whether the ecosystem approach is appropriate and sufficiently robu 
15359 1 tional groups, structural processes and ecosystems that at present have not been affected. sinc 
14922 4 urrently available in the mediterranean ecosystems . the observed changes cannot be interpreted 
 especially how other components of the ecosystem are affected by climate change. in the presen 
 and large-sized birds in mediterranean ecosystems. our main aims are to study the:1. effects o 
fferent trophic levels in mediterranean ecosystems.  
15417 1 anges would have on available water for ecosystems represents a challenge for actual ecology sc 
11747 1 in the biodiversity of these vulnerable ecosystems. we will test the hypothesis that adaptation 
7037 3 m a complete analysis of the total agro-ecosystem in question. thus a whole seigniorial estate  
where natural boundaries define an agro-ecosystem distinct from others under the same persons r 
tudy on population, production and agro-ecosystem as the three basic factors of the development 
7306 1 ming systems on the functioning of agro-ecosystem. it is used for a number of indicators of the 
7200 1 unt not only the productive function of ecosystems through agriculture, traditionally understoo 
13319 1  of precipitation change on terrestrial ecosystems in order to bring together international res 
12536 1 igh risk to the integrity of uk aquatic ecosystems. the aim of any non-native invasive weed con 
14375 3 d, leaders are increasingly recognizing ecosystems as natural capital assets that supply life-s 
g and services. in 2005, the millennium ecosystem assessment provided another boost by document 
e specifically: carbon sequestration in ecosystems  
7157 2 ed to understand the response of marine ecosystems to both the natural constraints of the envir 
f species present in six representative ecosystems in which we will identify the major species  
14435 1 entre of excellence in biodiversity and ecosystem research about the biodiversity of bulgaria.  
13321 1 ons on global change and pelagic marine ecosystems, and to develop models for assessing and for 
13322 5                              freshwater ecosystems, under stress from land-use change and pollu 
ts to integrate river, lake and wetland ecosystem science at the catchment scale. it focuses on 
t focuses on the key drivers of aquatic ecosystem change years/decades, concerned with ecologic 
ressure, including stress reduction and ecosystem recovery. an innovative toolkit for integrate 
al indicators for monitoring freshwater ecosystem health, and new methods for defining referenc 
2517 3 crobes are the catalysts and drivers of ecosystems on earth. despite their importance environme 
considering the challenges that global, ecosystems are facing. the mecomecon project proposes m 
s or consumption in natural and managed ecosystems. the european research consortium synergises 
7011 2                  while the biodiversity ecosystem functiong by successively adding complexity f 
cycling and export to larger downstream ecosystems. comix will significantly contribute to brid 
9878 1 f global climate change on beech forest ecosystems are assessed. field studies will be used to  
7456 1 at scales ranging from sub-cellular, to ecosystem and from local to global. it will also assess 
7242 3 rstanding our ability to manage aquatic ecosystems in a sustainable way, including the fight ag 
ainst major disruptions affecting these ecosystems. this is particularly detailed analysis of t 
ng as much as possible the scale of the ecosystem and integrated approaches, coupling long-term 
12220 9 2005, the surplus report suggested that ecosystem scale modelling might be a potential approach 
e done to enable the prediction, at the ecosystem level, of the impacts of changes in farming s 
determine whether it is feasible to use ecosystem scale modelling to answer policy questions an 
and indicate criteria against which the ecosystem scale modelling approaches will be judged. si 
be possible to assess and evaluate both ecosystem scale models and land management models for t 
 strengths and weaknesses of particular ecosystem scale modelling approaches will be determined 
across the range of scales at which the ecosystem scale models are required to operate will als 
riorities for future research to enable ecosystem scale modelling to be used to develop future  
proaches are appropriate for predicting ecosystem impacts of changes to farming systems and lan 
7415 1 anged the functioning of european agro- ecosystems, causing significant erosion of all biodiver 
13323 3 oring and predicting genetic diversity, ecosystems structures, dynamics and processes.this stra 
jor interacting elements of terrestrial ecosystems: trees, phytophagous insects and mycorrhizal 
nce, and contribute to the emergence of ecosystem genomics. the genomic activities will be cond 
14740 1                            subterranean ecosystems represent perfect natural laboratories for t 
2064 1 ading effects on other organisms in the ecosystem, exemplified by the freshwater pearl mussel - 
15293 1  the foundation of the paradigm of soil ecosystem health and its impairment by chemical polluta 
470 2  along the last 10000 years. halophytic ecosystems developed recently. man activities significa 
activities significantly modified plant ecosystems in the rhône delta, favouring herb prolifera 
12141 1 egetation in context of the postglacial ecosystem dynamics in the eastern baltic is to obtain a 
6901 1 t individual, population, community and ecosystem levels. particular studies, however, may have 
14228 1 state of future biodiversity in altered ecosystems.  
11384 2 e those species have different roles in ecosystems, for predicting the ecosystem consequences o 
roles in ecosystems, for predicting the ecosystem consequences of species loss. the majority of 
7042 1 h project p 13742 reconstructin miocene ecosystems with diaspores in austria david k. ferguson  
10958 1 truct the effects of oaes on the marine ecosystem.  
14634 2                                    dune ecosystems offer an exceptional opportunity for the stu 
e in such systems. the invasion of dune ecosystems by exotic species and their incorporation to 
14746 2 most important anthropogenic effects on ecosystems and, unfortunately, the amazon fish communit 
intain high fish diversity in amazonian ecosystem are unknown. ecological factors may positivel 
13971 1 coincided with the mnemiopsis invasion. ecosystem effects depend on complex food web and enviro 
15042 3 dge of food web dynamics in terrestrial ecosystems is limited by the scarcity of studies includ 
between soil organisms their effects as ecosystem engineers increasing infiltration rates of wa 
unctional ecology of mediterranean arid ecosystems, a particularly relevant question for conser 
6876 1 pplicable during restoration of damaged ecosystems or abandoned agricultural fields as well as  
215 1 owledge about the role of fine roots in ecosystem-level carbon and nutrient cycling. the determ 
13757 4 nce agency of many forest and grassland ecosystems that contributes to species dynamics and div 
biomes that impacts the biodiversity of ecosystems, species and genetic structure. fire-ecosyst 
ms, species and genetic structure. fire-ecosystem relationships are altered by changing climate 
er biodiversity in three major european ecosystems. fireman will focus on fire-biodiversity-soc 
9881 4 nce agency of many forest and grassland ecosystems that contributes to species dynamics and div 
biomes that impacts the biodiversity of ecosystems, species and genetic structure. fire-ecosyst 
ms, species and genetic structure. fire-ecosystem relationships are altered by changing climate 
er biodiversity in three major european ecosystems. fireman will focus on fire-biodiversity-soc 
473 4 nce agency of many forest and grassland ecosystems that contributes to species dynamics and div 
biomes that impacts the biodiversity of ecosystems, species and genetic structure. fire-ecosyst 
ms, species and genetic structure. fire-ecosystem relationships are altered by changing climate 
er biodiversity in three major european ecosystems. fireman will focus on fire-biodiversity-soc 
15569 4 nce agency of many forest and grassland ecosystems that contributes to species dynamics and div 
biomes that impacts the biodiversity of ecosystems, species and genetic structure. fire-ecosyst 
ms, species and genetic structure. fire-ecosystem relationships are altered by changing climate 
er biodiversity in three major european ecosystems. fireman will focus on fire-biodiversity-soc 
2201 1                   in a risk analysis of ecosystem effects of introduced exotic fish it can be o 
2133 2 educe the impact of human activities on ecosystems is a major challenge of the next decades. wo 
my, biodiversity and the functioning of ecosystems. however, developing sustainable fishery pol 
12066 2 his is particularly true for freshwater ecosystems that are among the most threatened on earth. 
s are also useful indicators of aquatic ecosystem health and sustainability and provide many ec 
222 1 bal scale. different spatial changes in ecosystems accompany the habitat loss – fragmentation,  
10295 1 tats and exert major effects on aquatic ecosystems. this interdisciplinary project will use hyd 
11223 1 tats and exert major effects on aquatic ecosystems. this interdisciplinary project will use hyd 
11762 1 tats and exert major effects on aquatic ecosystems. this interdisciplinary project will use hyd 
14794 1 of fluoride pollution in inland aquatic ecosystems.  
7052 1 ounds using a process oriented model of ecosystem scale bovoc fluxes. this exercise is thought  
14208 2 ide cost-effective tools for addressing ecosystem integrity in the increasingly human-dominated 
uate the potential of focal species for ecosystem management both on the theoretical basis and  
10659 1 ypic structure of these quite different ecosystems. i propose to sample these regions during th 
14314 2 iversity for the provisioning of forest ecosystem goods and services and on the other hand the  
ong-term top quality research on forest ecosystems in belgium.  
404 1 port on fertilization effects on forest ecosystems abundance of vaccinium dwarf-shrubs. in the  
13459 1 o zooplankton. the capacity of the lake ecosystems to retain excess inorganic n will also be ev 
7710 1  the implantation site. trufficoles the ecosystems have a role in the landscape and the mainten 
15383 1 ribute to a better understanding of the ecosystem in which these organisms live and how they ev 
12038 1 o the most intensively human influenced ecosystems on earth, and there is no doubt that the rec 
14603 2  consideration that most inland aquatic ecosystems have doc concentrations up to 30 times highe 
tions up to 30 times higher than marine ecosystems and colloids aggregation is density-dependen 
11502 1 cations for biodiversity and associated ecosystems, our understanding of the ecological mechani 
11115 1 le development and protection of marine ecosystems. it is recognised that greater communication 
2195 1 sed in planning and management of these ecosystems. genetic structure • analyze the genetic str 
7641 2 echlor the project aims to implement an ecosystem approach through metagenomics and métaprotéom 
thods little or no disturbance of local ecosystems is a challenge today. an integrated approach 
11329 1 voked to explain significant changes in ecosystem structure in response to past episodes of cli 
14136 2 ioning of fungal communities as well as ecosystems; the present and newly obtained fungal cultu 
ental plant production, landscaping and ecosystem restoration.  
7020 5                                         ecosystems are threatened and transformed at unpreceden 
versity loss for the services and goods ecosystems provide to humans, such as food production,  
ional role of microbial biodiversity in ecosystems. micdif entails intensive theoretical work i 
r than studying terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems in isolation, we also focus on the functiona 
he functional interactions across these ecosystems. this cross-system approach requires profoun 
7135 2 ture is to maintain the biodiversity in ecosystems anthropized. the research program aims to im 
 to improve knowledge of grassland agro-ecosystems. the innovative approach of this project is  
12034 1 perimental approach chosen was based on ecosystem manipulation and response modelling: relevant 
7293 1                  most plants in natural ecosystems are colonized by invisible microscopic fungi 
15185 1 tree species, central components of our ecosystems.  
11240 1 l form an important part of the oceanic ecosystem, acting as predators on plankton and as a foo 
11497 1 l form an important part of the oceanic ecosystem, acting as predators on plankton and as a foo 
2193 1  • compare results over the five chosen ecosystems and over geographic areas and relate to resu 
7547 2 logical and biogeochemical processes of ecosystems. the recent emergence of molecular biology m 
iversity and biogeochemical role in the ecosystem  
10923 1  development of the complex terrestrial ecosystem. both rhizoids and root hairs are required fo 
14781 1 isms that depend on them in hypersaline ecosystems. we aim to characterize the genetic diversit 
220 1 nsists of many aspects, like variety of ecosystems, species, populations within species and gen 
13580 1  trees might influence biodiversity and ecosystem processes. by comparing the communities of ar 
2027 1 are important in nearly all terrestrial ecosystems, and several insect species have evolved pot 
7298 2 erize viral diversity present in a wild ecosystem, the fynbos of cap1, and within the bordering 
ture on phytovirale diversity of a wild ecosystem  
14774 2  to biosurvey and investigate microbial ecosystems from terrestrial oligitrophic habitats of di 
at gains importance at the level of the ecosystem. identifying the different biogeomorphologica 
14916 2 gical tags has been analysed in various ecosystems, most frequently marine ecosystems postulati 
ious ecosystems, most frequently marine ecosystems postulation of a global host/parasite model  
12043 2 te the most important threat on pelagic ecosystems results from overfishing, with direct or ind 
irect or indirect impacts on the marine ecosystems in the southern ocean, the conservation stat 
11041 1 and the establishment of modern-looking ecosystems and food chains. but just how dramatic was t 
7212 1 related to the functioning of soils and ecosystems. the results of this project could help poli 
452 1 s linked with the function of soils and ecosystems. the results of this project could be of hel 
15416 1 r the cycling of carbon and nitrogen of ecosystems. during the last 3 decades, there has been a 
417 2 more unfortunate given that the natural ecosystems that are most threatened by human activities 
n the functioning and diversity of this ecosystem. our project attempted to study the structuri 
7134 2 able that tropical forests have natural ecosystems among the most threatened on the planet by h 
e functioning and the diversity of this ecosystem. our project has sought to study the structur 
15171 2  impacts can affect the dynamics of its ecosystems. these cover a range of species that converg 
 a range of species that converge in an ecosystem, and allow for analyses that yield general pa 
14534 1 l climatic change and his effect on the ecosystems, related with the biological diversity, stud 
9930 3              we will use a simple model ecosystem to build a global view at the transcriptome l 
e expression in stressed and unstressed ecosystems will be examined by whole-genome microarray  
nents of the insect-plant-rhizobacteria ecosystem. we anticipate the discovery of potential mec 
15367 2                      at present, earths ecosystems face up to two major problems that are the e 
ts is putting not only species but also ecosystems at risk. many scientists have remarked that  
13324 1            many of the world's mountain ecosystems are moving along trajectories that couple hi 
14154 1 been committed about the functioning of ecosystems in altered atmospheric humidity conditions.  
15262 2 sis is the most relevant problem facing ecosystems around the world. the main causes of biodive 
rch about their validity over different ecosystems or taxonomic groups. although niche conserva 
13602 1 ome increasingly important for managing ecosystems that can buffer against multiple stressors s 
2152 4 e effects of harvesting plankton on the ecosystem in general and on commercially harvested fish 
ankton will be explored with the use of ecosystem models. effects of harvesting will be quantif 
to plankton populations themselves, the ecosystem and with respect to food requirement for comm 
nt knowledge base to the development of ecosystem-based management of fisheries.  
2528 4 e effects of harvesting plankton on the ecosystem in general and on commercially harvested fish 
 harvesting plankton can be explored by ecosystem models with respect to plankton populations t 
to plankton populations themselves, the ecosystem and food requirement for commercial planktivo 
nt knowledge base to the development of ecosystem-based management of fisheries.  
14377 2 vulnerability of these unique heathland ecosystems to uncontrolled fires. the overall objective 
nteractions between fires and heathland ecosystems.  
14679 2 to river is one of the most interesting ecosystems for the study of the biological organization 
 the tinto river and their role in this ecosystem is almost inexistent . the main objective of  
7217 1 er, seagrass meadows are poorly studied ecosystems on these islands, while their major role as  
13325 5 ty, structure, function and dynamics of ecosystems along europes deep-ocean margin. it represen 
tempt to understand european deep-water ecosystems and their environment in an integrated way b 
lides and deep-ocean circulation affect ecosystem development, and biodiversity hotspots, such  
elling and socio-economic indicators in ecosystem management. the results will underpin the dev 
n and rehabilitation options for margin ecosystems.  
13340 4 nowledge of the functioning of deep-sea ecosystems and their contribution to the production of  
understanding is crucial, because these ecosystems are now being affected by climate change and 
l dynamics and interconnection of ocean ecosystems and integrate socio-economic research with n 
 and mediterranean and cover a range of ecosystems including cold-water corals, canyons, cold a 
14730 2 ting the temporal evolution of an ideal ecosystem governed by a general class of reaction-diffu 
e global effects on the dynamics of the ecosystem provoked by the incorporation of local facili 
2125 2  just the fungal kingdom; it is a small ecosystem of bacteria, fungi , and algae. however, litt 
g of biogeochemical processes, the mini-ecosystem lichens, the ecology of microbes, for our glo 
11168 6 rth west europe and also affects marine ecosystems, fisheries and climatic susceptibility to ma 
acts of future climate change on marine ecosystems and associated fisheries are to succeede, we 
st climatic changes have affected those ecosystems. this can be achieved by examining how clima 
limatic variability has impacted marine ecosystems during the last ~10000 years, the holocene.  
imate change is likely to impact marine ecosystems and humans who are the end users of comercia 
e the end users of comercially targeted ecosystems. additionlly, organic recorders of past temp 
13341 1 aying high biodiversity in asia and the ecosystem, livelihoods and institutional impacts assess 
7481 1 aying high biodiversity in asia and the ecosystem, livelihoods and institutional impacts assess 
2135 1  climate change scenarios on freshwater ecosystem in the arctic.  
15215 1  coming climate change. the baseline of ecosystems in gran canaria, specially the evergreen lau 
11333 2 practices into the context of long-term ecosystem dynamics to improve our understanding of how  
prove our understanding of how moorland ecosystems respond to changes in burning regime. new pa 
10703 1 ssociations underpin the functioning of ecosystems: mutualism can allow pairs of organisms to s 
11428 1 ssociations underpin the functioning of ecosystems: mutualism can allow pairs of organisms to s 
196 1 ugh playing an important role in forest ecosystems, this group has not been regionally revised  
13490 1 ruses are extremely abundant in aquatic ecosystems typically outnumbering bacteria by a factor  
14704 1 oth generally and in threatened montane ecosystems.  
13922 2 logically very important in terrestrial ecosystems: they are extremely abundant, are involved i 
cesses and assemblages in boreal forest ecosystems.  
10965 1 central to the functioning of grassland ecosystems but there is virtually no information on the 
13797 1 ds as food. previous studies in coastal ecosystems showed that salinity is important for the sp 
10911 1 in the open ocean - the earth s largest ecosystem, of profound importance to global biogeochemi 
10980 1 in the open ocean - the earth s largest ecosystem, of profound importance to global biogeochemi 
11401 7                                 natural ecosystems provide important services to humans, such a 
l warming. in order to maintain natural ecosystems it is vital to understand how they work. tro 
 the main factors determining how these ecosystems are structured. but the nature of these inte 
e proportion of the biomass in tropical ecosystems across the world, and are known to be ecosys 
s across the world, and are known to be ecosystem engineers i.e. they are one of the main contr 
in contributors to the structure of the ecosystem. termites do this by moving soil around, and  
mate change on the structure of natural ecosystems.  
2167 2                       the coastal heath ecosystem is classified as greatly endangered under the 
n coniferous species. the un millennium ecosystem assessment , and the strategic plan to manage 
10488 4 il record to reconstruct the faunas and ecosystems that were present before humans spread aroun 
 similar comparisons with modern island ecosystems can also suggest whether we can identify any 
xtinction would have had on west indian ecosystem structure. this improved understanding of the 
uggest appropriate methods of restoring ecosystems to their original equilibrium, an especially 
10520 2 ailed in human population growth, novel ecosystems will become even more prevalent. in the un i 
ecognise that humans, biodiversity, and ecosystems must co-evolve and co-adapt. however, human  
11528 2 ailed in human population growth, novel ecosystems will become even more prevalent. in the un i 
ecognise that humans, biodiversity, and ecosystems must co-evolve and co-adapt. however, human  
9951 2 ailed in human population growth, novel ecosystems will become even more prevalent. in the un i 
ecognise that humans, biodiversity, and ecosystems must co-evolve and co-adapt. however, human  
11081 1 s are regarded as the most species rich ecosystems in the oceans but they are also probably the 
7658 2 al contamination and its impacts on the ecosystem. the biological indices currently used to def 
mination and biological response of the ecosystem adapted to high anthropogenic hydrological sy 
11271 1 e subsurface lithoautotrophic microbial ecosystem to test whether just cracking of rocks can pr 
10217 2 of biodiversity in our planet s largest ecosystem. our proposal targets the mid-cayman rise , a 
vens has revolutionised ideas about how ecosystems can be supplied with energy and even provide 
10907 2 of biodiversity in our planet s largest ecosystem. our proposal targets the mid-cayman rise , a 
vens has revolutionised ideas about how ecosystems can be supplied with energy and even provide 
12279 1  the maintenance of healthy and diverse ecosystems. • water is the most important factor limiti 
15103 3 ding of non lineal processes that drive ecosystem dynamics was originally described in shallow  
 new point of view for the modelling of ecosystem dynamics. our team has been monitoring for mo 
goon of s'albufera des grau, a pristine ecosystem with changes between macrophytic and phytopla 
13886 3 n. the project will foster knowledge on ecosystem response to various types of restoration. thi 
used. these will be located to riparian ecosystems. such systems have high natural values, are  
 location in the landscape is basic for ecosystem structures and processes. i predict that rest 
10502 1 cation and assessment of organismal and ecosystem responses to, adaptation to, and selection by 
10244 1 cation and assessment of organismal and ecosystem responses to, adaptation to, and selection by 
10246 1 cation and assessment of organismal and ecosystem responses to, adaptation to, and selection by 
10742 1 cation and assessment of organismal and ecosystem responses to, adaptation to, and selection by 
11220 1 cation and assessment of organismal and ecosystem responses to, adaptation to, and selection by 
11153 1 nd for the risk assessment for impacted ecosystems.  
10776 1 tioning and are sensitive indicators of ecosystem health. this is a very specialist process and 
7634 1                      some anthropogenic ecosystem management approaches have led to a decline i 
10567 1 lead to an improved capacity to predict ecosystem consequences of change in the arctic. the pro 
13890 3 ther animal assemblages and fundamental ecosystem processes. from the swedish perspective it is 
ulation densities of cervids affect the ecosystem. to study this, a new, completely experimenta 
that moose significantly can affect the ecosystem, especially at higher densities. there are cl 
161 1 s that decrease the stability of forest ecosystems. many recent projects on different tree spec 
147 3 ence of the inflow of substances on the ecosystem of large shallow lakes. first of all, the res 
dy the impact of climatic change on the ecosystem of shallow lakes. they are among few lakes in 
yse the impact of climate change on the ecosystems. monthly data on phytoplankton from l. võrts 
12435 3 effects of climate change on the marine ecosystem. key customer purpose to improve forecasts of 
orecasts of the responses of the marine ecosystem to physical forcing and global change by deve 
nditions, providing the basis for wider ecosystem approach to issues in fisheries management an 
7129 2 tion areas the dominance of terrestrial ecosystems by humans led to a major alteration of the a 
nment of the globe and biotic diversity ecosystem. from the interactions between the abiotic an 
7669 1 ropical forest, sub-andean and savannah ecosystems, where biodiversity and landscape are contro 
7131 1 rch. a better understanding of how this ecosystem will predict the effect of global warming on  
14183 1 iments, how host plants within the agro-ecosystem affect the population dynamics and phenology  
14983 1 e and/or in danger of extinction. these ecosystems are also strategic places for birds migratio 
14141 1 stigated. air humidity can influence an ecosystem and its components in several ways, causing c 
10305 2 intain biodiversity, amongst many other ecosystem goods identified in the millennium ecosystem  
stem goods identified in the millennium ecosystem assessment. so any impacts of nanoparticles o 
165 2 re processes on the formation of forest ecosystems in open-cast oil-shale mining areas. microbi 
echanisms how the development of forest ecosystems in calcareous mining detritus is affected by 
187 2 rstand the functioning of boreal forest ecosystems and the impact of environmental change on th 
nvironmental change on these vulnerable ecosystems.  
15448 1 ors of the impact of this change on our ecosystems. in our country the first studies on plant p 
7626 1 ative effects of this natural hazard on ecosystems and human activities. we know that the pir 2 
10155 4 taining a healthy and productive marine ecosystem. this is important considering 40% of the wor 
tal change that affects these important ecosystems could have substantial environmental and eco 
ions between individuals that determine ecosystem structure will be affected. this current lack 
he biodiversity and function of coastal ecosystems. the consortium will also act as a focal poi 
10414 4 taining a healthy and productive marine ecosystem. this is important considering 40% of the wor 
tal change that affects these important ecosystems could have substantial environmental and eco 
ions between individuals that determine ecosystem structure will be affected. this current lack 
he biodiversity and function of coastal ecosystems. the consortium will also act as a focal poi 
10422 4 taining a healthy and productive marine ecosystem. this is important considering 40% of the wor 
tal change that affects these important ecosystems could have substantial environmental and eco 
ions between individuals that determine ecosystem structure will be affected. this current lack 
he biodiversity and function of coastal ecosystems. the consortium will also act as a focal poi 
10758 4 taining a healthy and productive marine ecosystem. this is important considering 40% of the wor 
tal change that affects these important ecosystems could have substantial environmental and eco 
ions between individuals that determine ecosystem structure will be affected. this current lack 
he biodiversity and function of coastal ecosystems. the consortium will also act as a focal poi 
10915 4 taining a healthy and productive marine ecosystem. this is important considering 40% of the wor 
tal change that affects these important ecosystems could have substantial environmental and eco 
ions between individuals that determine ecosystem structure will be affected. this current lack 
he biodiversity and function of coastal ecosystems. the consortium will also act as a focal poi 
11423 4 taining a healthy and productive marine ecosystem. this is important considering 40% of the wor 
tal change that affects these important ecosystems could have substantial environmental and eco 
ions between individuals that determine ecosystem structure will be affected. this current lack 
he biodiversity and function of coastal ecosystems. the consortium will also act as a focal poi 
11693 4 taining a healthy and productive marine ecosystem. this is important considering 40% of the wor 
tal change that affects these important ecosystems could have substantial environmental and eco 
ions between individuals that determine ecosystem structure will be affected. this current lack 
he biodiversity and function of coastal ecosystems. the consortium will also act as a focal poi 
11706 4 taining a healthy and productive marine ecosystem. this is important considering 40% of the wor 
tal change that affects these important ecosystems could have substantial environmental and eco 
ions between individuals that determine ecosystem structure will be affected. this current lack 
he biodiversity and function of coastal ecosystems. the consortium will also act as a focal poi 
9879 4 taining a healthy and productive marine ecosystem. this is important considering 40% of the wor 
tal change that affects these important ecosystems could have substantial environmental and eco 
ions between individuals that determine ecosystem structure will be affected. this current lack 
he biodiversity and function of coastal ecosystems. the consortium will also act as a focal poi 
11270 1  of ocean warming on marine species and ecosystems.  
7429 1 functional biodiversity of agricultural ecosystems different working methods will be applied in 
15271 2  . the main goals in the study of these ecosystems in the navarra subproject are: to assess the 
ical loads for nitrogen in this type of ecosystem. it also will provide enough data to adapt th 
2054 6 he scientific basis of implementing the ecosystem approach to birch forest management in northe 
 institutional designs for implementing ecosystem management. second, indicators which reflect  
 and functional changes in birch forest ecosystems due to spruce planting are investigated. the 
ive scenarios and assess thresholds for ecosystem change. mobile organisms, such as birds, woul 
ifferent groups of organisms to monitor ecosystem change on different scales will be evaluated  
 on these indicators, and thresholds of ecosystem change will be identified.  
15521 1 ncrease the resilience of mediterranean ecosystems.  
12274 2 e maintenance of healthy and diverse of ecosystems. high water abstraction and diffuse pollutio 
s can have negative impacts on adjacent ecosystems. since, water is the most important factor l 
10084 1 biodiversity of this unique and fragile ecosystem.  
11249 1 biodiversity of this unique and fragile ecosystem.  
1090 1 onships they establish in the different ecosystems. on these grounds, the proposed project is a 
12050 2  fires are becoming more threatening to ecosystems and human populations as they increase in nu 
ill analyse the interactions between nc ecosystems, cultural and social practices, climate, and 
13576 3                          swedish marine ecosystems are strongly affected by a salinity gradient 
ciation, and what is the effects on the ecosystem with a species with very little genetic diver 
implications for conservation of marine ecosystems of this area. one reason for this is that cl 
10789 1  record and dominate modern terrestrial ecosystems. living seed plants represent five major tax 
10407 2 s living in the forest and agricultural ecosystems in south asia. the consortium is, however, t 
the structure and functioning of forest ecosystems, the role of these systems in sustaining hum 
13745 1 mposition; we expect drastic changes in ecosystem diversity within landscapes. this will alter  
15047 3 aid microorganisms represent in natural ecosystems. however, in recent years, contamination mai 
nd metals has had a toxic effect on the ecosystems in which cyanobacteria are dominant. such is 
distributed all around the world. these ecosystems formed by a strong interaction between the m 
15437 1 n and incorporation of nutrients to the ecosystem. the structural complexity of mediterranean f 
14713 1 assimilation and denitrification at the ecosystem level in these streams without altering the a 
14714 6 solved inorganic nitrogen in freshwater ecosystems. this constitutes a threat not only for the  
eat not only for the integrity of these ecosystems, but also for human health. nitrogen is a ke 
s and its availability can either limit ecosystem production or favor eutrophication; this in t 
in turn, may affect the capacity of the ecosystem to retain and transform this element. neverth 
m this element. nevertheless, in stream ecosystems the relationship between nitrogen retention  
t basically control n dynamics in these ecosystems. additionally, in humanized catchments the r 
224 3 ponents in nutrient dynamics of coastal ecosystem. macroalgae and phytoplankton compete for nut 
y internal nutrient dynamics of coastal ecosystem. in order to assess the effect that external  
del can assist in assessment of coastal ecosystem response to eutrophication.  
11631 1 diversity with their function to forest ecosystems for the first time. the project will combine 
14982 2  one of the richest and more productive ecosystems of the planet because of their great biodive 
and lalbufera lagoon are representative ecosystems of a large number of wetlands and supercial  
13500 1 ity by its potential effects in complex ecosystems.  
12554 1 ial to maintain biodiversity in natural ecosystems. pollinating insects are vulnerable to pests 
14444 1 mospheric nitrogen in most agricultural ecosystems. they are able to form specialized organs, r 
7600 1 on and sustainable management of forest ecosystems of the congo basin, the interactions between 
1104 1 ability of river, lake and agricultural ecosystems and hydrological stress. task 4. climate and 
403 2 l production capacity of the rice field ecosystem. an unwise use of pesticides, however, increa 
ersity and fish yield in the rice field ecosystem.  
1946 4  in this proposal we use the concept of ecosystem networks in a region as a tool for planning c 
, regional decision-makers can consider ecosystem networks as a potential regional investment i 
area, type and spatial configuration of ecosystems in a region. we then will develop a simple t 
etween variable regional investments in ecosystem networks and the expected economic and conser 
12542 1 lineages. fungi are found in almost all ecosystems and are spread throughout the globe exhibiti 
10252 1 nable and pro-poor governance of forest ecosystems and their services is to be achieved. we pro 
14513 4 velop methodologies oriented to monitor ecosystem dynamics and sources of disturbances. it is c 
o slow changes derived from the natural ecosystem dynamics.the accomplishment of this project w 
bute to improve the conservation of the ecosystem by increasing the knowledge about the process 
hange indicators related to the natural ecosystems dynamics and to anthropogenic disturbances.  
15115 1 ly to have its most critical impacts on ecosystem structure and functioning through the interac 
9882 3 ce has emerged that dramatic changes in ecosystem processes and functioning are taking place ac 
on management of exploited and pristine ecosystems in the face of global change. these include  
s and stakeholders, we will explore the ecosystem-level consequences of our findings, alternati 
480 1 ce has emerged that dramatic changes in ecosystem processes and functioning are taking place ac 
14623 2 tors on the diversity and production of ecosystems. predicting the outcome of a global perturba 
outcome of a global perturbation on the ecosystem is a difficult if not hazardous task, because 
13940 2 biodiversity in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems to establish general principles for function 
biodiversity under perturbations of the ecosystem by means of changes in temperature, gaseous r 
11527 1 services provided by natural resources, ecosystems and biodiversity. this is problematic both b 
15089 5 is one of the most singular and diverse ecosystems of europe and its conservation is top priori 
nsects, the most diverse in terrestrial ecosystems, acting in the degradation and incorporation 
n and incorporation of nutrients to the ecosystem. these insects are a diverse functional group 
ction and the functionality of these in ecosystems. understanding such properties is essential  
in order to understand the evolution of ecosystems and for the development of viable conservati 
10623 2 struction in a guild of predators in an ecosystem dominated by the cyclic fluctuations of field 
n most vertebrate members of the forest ecosystem and start testing specific hypotheses on the  
15322 2 g spread of invasive species in aquatic ecosystems calls for an urgent and detailed study of th 
taceans has negative impacts on aquatic ecosystems. the american brine shrimp artemia francisca 
7602 1 models are based on the study of socio- ecosystem dynamics to check that the proposed managemen 
15254 1 ental issue, particularly in freshwater ecosystems, where their abundance and ecological and ec 
12151 3 unction zone of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems is forming a specific habitat complex, which 
, the impact on the biota, habitats and ecosystems of three major invasive mammal species in li 
he possible invasion of this species in ecosystems of lithuania will be evaluated.  
7176 1 ssesses the impacts of this invasion an ecosystem scale  
15316 1 o the biotic diversity and integrity of ecosystems. the mechanisms that permit the initial esta 
15331 3 ons of affected aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. particularly, we aim to analyse the impact  
 communities play a crucial role on the ecosystem nutrient cycle. by merging the results of the 
 floodplains to terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.  
14840 1 obal change, particularly in freshwater ecosystems. mosquitofish to understand the effects of r 
12477 5 sing the state of england’s terrestrial ecosystems using an ecosystem approach. the ‘evidence b 
gland’s terrestrial ecosystems using an ecosystem approach. the ‘evidence base refers to data,  
sing the state of england’s terrestrial ecosystems using an ecosystem approach 2 recommendation 
gland’s terrestrial ecosystems using an ecosystem approach 2 recommendations on which sources o 
mic datasets that can contribute to the ecosystem approach the outputs of the project will prov 
2199 1 and brackish or brackish and freshwater ecosystems. if organisms with a pelagic life strategy a 
2481 4                        northern coastal ecosystems are experiencing environmental perturbations 
re. the project is aimed to investigate ecosystem structure and dynamics using ecosystem models 
 ecosystem structure and dynamics using ecosystem models . the model output will be compared to 
ial and temporal variability in coastal ecosystems.  
13876 1  with what happens in the field in real ecosystems over large spatial scales.  
14445 1  the biodiversity for assessment of the ecosystems in bulgaria and turkey to gather the necessa 
10715 1 t are vital to the functioning of every ecosystem on earth. despite this, very little is known  
11127 2 hose concerned with the conservation of ecosystems and preservation of biodiversity. it will in 
to better predict pollutant n impact on ecosystems and better establish critical loads . the me 
11695 13 of ecosystem services can contribute to ecosystem conservation and human wellbeing. for these e 
rs more than others. decision making in ecosystem management is likely to involve some more tha 
ting environmental services, to support ecosystem conservation and poverty alleviation recognit 
offs is a crucial precondition for just ecosystem management, i.e. ecosystem management that di 
ion for just ecosystem management, i.e. ecosystem management that distributes ecosystem service 
es the overarching goal to promote just ecosystem management as a new and innovative concept. t 
ent of selected coastal and terrestrial ecosystems in china, india and central africa. the proj 
ifferent stakeholders in decisions over ecosystems. political economists will benefit from the  
derstanding of the relationship between ecosystems and human wellbeing that acknowledges the si 
ocio-ecological tradeoffs equally. just ecosystem management will directly benefit poor and soc 
 services. inclusive decision making in ecosystem management will allow participation by stakeh 
nces in wealth, race, gender, etc. just ecosystem management will facilitate stakeholders to re 
together. the project will promote just ecosystem management by engaging uk and international p 
14907 2 llow us to analyse the slow response of ecosystem components with a slow turnover rates. long d 
ales. this is crucial when dealing with ecosystem maintained by exploitation .  
12423 1 onomic and social impacts of changes to ecosystem goods and services, and the costs and benefit 
7468 2  the fp6 european lifestyles and marine ecosystems project, augmented with necessary new studie 
onomic and social impacts of changes to ecosystem goods and services and costs and benefits of  
2171 1 ry for elucidating two likely cascading ecosystem impacts of reindeer overabundance in finnmark 
13984 2                                         ecosystems are intimately linked with other ecosystems  
ystems are intimately linked with other ecosystems through exchanges of nutrients and organisms 
2155 1 erimental studies in contrasting alpine ecosystems grazing management.  
2523 1 that determine the functional traits of ecosystems. such estimates are biased, and this project 
2074 5 ps between human use of forest, natural ecosystem dynamics, biodiversity, ecosystem function, a 
unction, and long-term change of forest ecosystems are complex and occur at different spatial-  
of habitat qualities, biodiversity, and ecosystem processes will provide information on present 
will provide information on present-day ecosystem and landscape properties. combinations of sev 
to analyze patterns in biodiversity and ecosystem processes in relation to human land-use and l 
2087 5 ps between human use of forest, natural ecosystem dynamics, biodiversity, ecosystem function, a 
unction, and long-term change of forest ecosystems are complex and occur at different spatial-  
of habitat qualities, biodiversity, and ecosystem processes will provide information on present 
will provide information on present-day ecosystem and landscape properties. combinations of sev 
to analyze patterns in biodiversity and ecosystem processes in relation to human land-use and l 
15458 1 ty and the functioning of mediterranean ecosystems. to this end, we propose a multiscale approa 
15032 1 to provide general rules explaining how ecosystems response to landscape degradation. despite t 
439 1 es on landscape connectivity in natural ecosystems. recent studies used cost distance modelling 
10411 8     agriculture refers to a category of ecosystems that humans purposefully manage to obtain pr 
ng biophysical capacity of agricultural ecosystems. this research focuses on a critical set of  
vity and sustainability of agricultural ecosystems. these es are often provided by insects that 
ws of these es rely on how agricultural ecosystems are managed at the site scale and on the str 
nce shows that environmental stress and ecosystem degradation is among the main drivers of the  
 the resource base, such as the natural ecosystems that provide vital habitats and alternative  
s rural population and the agricultural ecosystems face the challenge of improving productivity 
creasing their environmental impact and ecosystem degradation.  
10725 1 . the potential impact on the shelf sea ecosystem will then be investigated by looking at the n 
15361 1 esentations of who eats whom in natural ecosystems. unlike aquatic food webs, we currently lack 
14809 3 nd by causing profound modifications on ecosystems that are essential for human survival. from  
 solar system have shaped mediterranean ecosystems and have converted this region in one of the 
ure impact of global warming on current ecosystems and can help to predict the sensitivity of p 
14155 2 s recognized as a fundamental aspect of ecosystems and plays a central role in shaping communit 
is a remarkable example of heterogenous ecosystem with extremely high species richness. wide-sp 
12228 1 es resulting in negative environmental, ecosystem and human health impacts. cultural weed manag 
15586 1  has affected species in all biomes and ecosystem types. however, recent reports suggest that f 
7194 3                                in agro- ecosystems, functioning of biogeochemical cycles. howev 
lt to transpose to a wide range of agro-ecosystems. in this context, this project is part of a  
nage the biogeochemical cycle c in agro-ecosystems. this project should also enable the develop 
14692 2 rstand food web dynamics in terrestrial ecosystems, there are currently no field studies that h 
und net primary productivity in an arid ecosystem, estimating the amount of production that is  
478 1  variability available in the different ecosystems of europe and their response to new selectiv 
2023 1 obial community structure in a range of ecosystems. however, it has been proven difficult to re 
2044 1                                         ecosystem managers frequently need a simple indicator o 
15457 1 mportant feedback systems that regulate ecosystem processes. indeed, organisms usually associat 
14721 3 ll ecosystem functions. the ensemble of ecosystem and landscape level will allow us to evaluate 
unction of the natural and semi-natural ecosystems is expressed. as a result, the best biodiver 
that maintain the multiple functions of ecosystems and thus safeguard a sustainable, rich and d 
14581 5 vity and the structural biodiversity of ecosystems through plant species will be studied. an un 
onal and structural biodiversity in the ecosystem will make it possible to establish relationsh 
ological indicators of the state of the ecosystem. moreover, indices of biodiversity will be ca 
 functions. this is why the ensemble of ecosystem and landscape level will allow us to evaluate 
that maintain the multiple functions of ecosystems and thus safeguard a sustainable, rich and d 
14582 5 vity and the structural biodiversity of ecosystems through plant species will be studied. an un 
onal and structural biodiversity in the ecosystem will make it possible to establish relationsh 
ological indicators of the state of the ecosystem. moreover, indices of biodiversity will be ca 
 functions. this is why the ensemble of ecosystem and landscape level will allow us to evaluate 
that maintain the multiple functions of ecosystems and thus safeguard a sustainable, rich and d 
14722 3 ll ecosystem functions. the ensemble of ecosystem and landscape level will allow us to evaluate 
unction of the natural and semi-natural ecosystems is expressed. as a result, the best biodiver 
that maintain the multiple functions of ecosystems and thus safeguard a sustainable, rich and d 
15570 1  variability available in the different ecosystems of europe and their response to new selectiv 
9957 5 ns and people that are working daily in ecosystem contexts of central importance to poor groups 
ds, grasslands and wetlands these three ecosystems potentially provide poor people with their l 
stitutions have been working to improve ecosystem management practice by poor groups, developin 
challenges, and african innovations, in ecosystem management; identify priorities for investmen 
tural and social sciences for improving ecosystem management; and engage policy stakeholders so 
10148 1 th and there is clear evidence that its ecosystems are changing rapidly. these changes are gene 
10418 1  there is now unambiguous evidence that ecosystems in the arctic are changing. this is generall 
10908 1 th and there is clear evidence that its ecosystems are changing rapidly. these changes are gene 
11751 1 th and there is clear evidence that its ecosystems are changing rapidly. these changes are gene 
7046 2  and growing, threat to shallow coastal ecosystems. it will put an ecological framework on past 
 local impact of oxygen crises on their ecosystem, organisms and livelihoods.  
7522 1 nctions that are naturally transferable ecosystems. conversely, a very low genetic variability  
2197 2 nges of abiotic variables processes and ecosystem impact impact on ecosystem function will be d 
s of importance for the function of the ecosystem will be analyzed by modelling of resource uti 
2194 1 s and processes at genetic, species and ecosystem levels of macrophyte systems under various co 
7487 2 ainable levels of exploitation are low. ecosystems are impacted by fishing due to the removal o 
 the impact of fishing on the deepwater ecosystem in general is poorly quantified. deepfishman  
13715 3 ly, and could greatly change the baltic ecosystem and reduce fish yield. studies will be made b 
ms, 2. prediction of bloom severity, 3. ecosystem effects of blooms, especially for fish food a 
thout changing the nature of the baltic ecosystem, or overly reducing its fish production.  
13718 1 rmful effects of eutrophication, marine ecosystems are not responding as predicted. we are atte 
10300 1 ation dynamics of individual species to ecosystem processes and whole stream metabolism. furthe 
11684 1 ation dynamics of individual species to ecosystem processes and whole stream metabolism. furthe 
1923 7                 biodiversity of natural ecosystems is strongly affected by ecosystem processes  
ural ecosystems is strongly affected by ecosystem processes such as primary production, evapo-t 
 animal species have major impacts upon ecosystem processes. thus, changes in biodiversity can  
thus, changes in biodiversity can alter ecosystem processes, which may have important feedback  
consequences for restoration of natural ecosystem processes. in the netherlands, an increasing  
ortant additional measure for restoring ecosystem processes. we will carry out field and garden 
razers and decomposers to low diversity ecosystems. we will test the hypotheses that the introd 
10987 2 modelling the impacts of changes to the ecosystem upon the population dependant upon its servic 
ems, aimed at reducing impacts upon the ecosystem and alleviating poverty and health problems t 
13328 1 in particular, to understand how marine ecosystems will adapt to climate change, we need addres 
2518 3 ea to the mediterranean. in sustainable ecosystem management, it is crucial to account for the  
e stock dynamics, limits to sustainable ecosystem exploitation and the fishing levels deliverin 
ement advice. general properties of the ecosystems will be used to suggest rules of thumb for m 
9823 1  turn, effect change on the surrounding ecosystem. industrial investment in a large-scale exper 
167 2 model based. however, the links between ecosystem elements and processes can only be tested exp 
role of these processes in more complex ecosystems.  
10128 3                          marine coastal ecosystems are among the most productive and diverse co 
and geochemical processes within marine ecosystems are important for regulating climate, nutrie 
ient cycling and the food chain. marine ecosystems provide humans with many resources such as d 
10245 6         ocean biogeochemical cycles and ecosystems are an important part of the earth system -  
 modelling approaches to the planktonic ecosystem, with the aim of clarifying what we can expec 
 and euroceans: comparison of different ecosystem models run in the same circulation codes: dev 
ent of a module to simulate the coastal ecosystems, but useable in global ocean biogeochemical  
 guided by data assimilation into which ecosystem simulations can be embedded. this will enable 
this will enable detailed comparison of ecosystem models with observations over recent decades, 
10512 6         ocean biogeochemical cycles and ecosystems are an important part of the earth system -  
 modelling approaches to the planktonic ecosystem, with the aim of clarifying what we can expec 
 and euroceans: comparison of different ecosystem models run in the same circulation codes: dev 
ent of a module to simulate the coastal ecosystems, but useable in global ocean biogeochemical  
 guided by data assimilation into which ecosystem simulations can be embedded. this will enable 
this will enable detailed comparison of ecosystem models with observations over recent decades, 
11471 6         ocean biogeochemical cycles and ecosystems are an important part of the earth system -  
 modelling approaches to the planktonic ecosystem, with the aim of clarifying what we can expec 
 and euroceans: comparison of different ecosystem models run in the same circulation codes: dev 
ent of a module to simulate the coastal ecosystems, but useable in global ocean biogeochemical  
 guided by data assimilation into which ecosystem simulations can be embedded. this will enable 
this will enable detailed comparison of ecosystem models with observations over recent decades, 
11520 6         ocean biogeochemical cycles and ecosystems are an important part of the earth system -  
 modelling approaches to the planktonic ecosystem, with the aim of clarifying what we can expec 
 and euroceans: comparison of different ecosystem models run in the same circulation codes: dev 
ent of a module to simulate the coastal ecosystems, but useable in global ocean biogeochemical  
 guided by data assimilation into which ecosystem simulations can be embedded. this will enable 
this will enable detailed comparison of ecosystem models with observations over recent decades, 
11796 6         ocean biogeochemical cycles and ecosystems are an important part of the earth system -  
 modelling approaches to the planktonic ecosystem, with the aim of clarifying what we can expec 
 and euroceans: comparison of different ecosystem models run in the same circulation codes: dev 
ent of a module to simulate the coastal ecosystems, but useable in global ocean biogeochemical  
 guided by data assimilation into which ecosystem simulations can be embedded. this will enable 
this will enable detailed comparison of ecosystem models with observations over recent decades, 
9981 6         ocean biogeochemical cycles and ecosystems are an important part of the earth system -  
 modelling approaches to the planktonic ecosystem, with the aim of clarifying what we can expec 
 and euroceans: comparison of different ecosystem models run in the same circulation codes: dev 
ent of a module to simulate the coastal ecosystems, but useable in global ocean biogeochemical  
 guided by data assimilation into which ecosystem simulations can be embedded. this will enable 
this will enable detailed comparison of ecosystem models with observations over recent decades, 
12437 2 ral dynamics • module 4: governance and ecosystem management key customer purpose: there are co 
ere are concerns over widespread marine ecosystem change as a result of human activity, especia 
2110 1 e energy transfer in the marine pelagic ecosystem in different water masses on the west coast o 
7459 1  to further our knowledge of how marine ecosystems will respond to combinations of multiple cli 
2178 6 tury. climate influences many important ecosystem drivers which will change marine biogeochemic 
the structure and functioning of marine ecosystems by means of an assessment of the role of dom 
f an assessment of the role of dominant ecosystem drivers. merclim will have a specific focus o 
 quality and energy/carbon flow through ecosystems from inorganic chemistry through phytoplankt 
 centennial climate change will promote ecosystem modifications due to changes in marine climat 
rch and policy efforts to manage marine ecosystems  
13329 1 ns related to the functioning of marine ecosystems and to the biology of marine organisms. with 
1994 2 . this rather scarce and unknown marine ecosystem is found in several disconnected island natio 
servation measures for these vulnerable ecosystems.  
12431 1 he implications are for populations and ecosystems. 4. research to determine the extent to whic 
12408 1 rom the marine system progresses: 1 can ecosystems continue to deliver essential life supportin 
12664 2 u/cbd focal areaecosystem integrity and ecosystems goods and services' and the uk biodiversity  
 agreed to develop and report on marine ecosystem integrity. the work will allow the uk to repo 
2470 1 ea relative to the different drivers of ecosystem change. drivers include those acting via clim 
2469 1 ence of particular species but also the ecosystem as a whole as the complex nature of tropho-dy 
2467 4  a framework and three different marine ecosystems with focus on seabirds as examples. the mari 
cus on seabirds as examples. the marine ecosystems chosen - the southern ocean, the barents sea 
, using seabirds, which are among these ecosystems' main top consumers, as indicators. the main 
d the global climate, and because their ecosystems are among those with the largest production  
11368 1 acts of climate change on the north sea ecosystem and also be of use to the sandeel fishery. th 
10088 1 equences of species loss or invasion on ecosystems to be constructed.  
10224 1 equences of species loss or invasion on ecosystems to be constructed.  
10896 6 ure requires finding ways of sustaining ecosystems that are resilient to change, and have the a 
l resources are managed, taking a whole ecosystem perspective, understanding the interactions b 
ding of drivers and pressures on marine ecosystems, the collection of observations and data ana 
nagement issues and aspirations for the ecosystems. we envisage having 7 work packages: wp1 dri 
igate the impacts of the changes on the ecosystem, ecosystem services and their benefits and va 
 modelling tools to make projections of ecosystem and economic futures. these projections will  
7124 1 t the current global warming influences ecosystems and, in particular, induces the movement of  
14165 3 nues. the heavily disturbed habitats or ecosystems which are developing through succession, the 
al climax community. the development of ecosystem and their successional processes after mining 
complex matter. a true understanding of ecosystem development must include above- and below-gro 
2038 2  well-known example of a complex marine ecosystem. the approach can support the design of an ef 
e with respect to the effects of marine ecosystems and biodiversity values provided by the dutc 
10554 2 icate major domain shifts in planktonic ecosystems and by observing and interpreting their dist 
s. thus, we hypothesise that in oceanic ecosystems genetically distinct picocyanobacteria are r 
10558 2 icate major domain shifts in planktonic ecosystems and by observing and interpreting their dist 
s. thus, we hypothesise that in oceanic ecosystems genetically distinct picocyanobacteria are r 
7486 1 different components of the aquaculture ecosystem. the work packages are directed towards the s 
172 1 ental cycles of turbid and shallow lake ecosystems. aims of the study are: -to compare of micro 
14936 1 intend to study lithobiontic, microbial ecosystems in extreme environments, such as those found 
10719 2 ove ground, movile cave harbours a rich ecosystem with nearly 50 different species of cave-adap 
can enter the cave. therefore this rich ecosystem has to be driven by primary production of org 
2486 1 oil-atmosphere models for high latitude ecosystems and a deeper insight in the unexplored micro 
15247 1 e s. ruber thrives, and in its frontier-ecosystems as a possible pool of transferable dna.  
7041 2        research project p 13741 miocene ecosystem changes in the e-alps - leaf assemlages johan 
que starting point to study terrestrial ecosystem changes in the context of geodynamic processe 
2003 2 g-term effects of climate change on bog ecosystems requires a model that includes interactions  
. this model is the first model for bog ecosystems that includes vegetation dynamics. however,  
438 1 the diagnostic and viable management of ecosystems and their usages in a perspective of global  
10543 1  on the individual predators and on the ecosystem. in particular, we will focus on the implicat 
13767 2 ces, however, the human modification of ecosystems to increase the supply of food and fiber has 
hat continue the work of the millennium ecosystem assessment.  
7680 1 erve of fontainebleau drives changes in ecosystems resulting in a gradual disappearance of the  
13330 2 cable to european freshwater and marine ecosystems:1to assess, forecast, and mitigate the risks 
ng pollutants on fresh water and marine ecosystems and their biodiversity at a river basin and  
13972 1  result in cascadic interactions in the ecosystem that may work synergistically with eutrophica 
2183 2 n populations inhabiting and exploiting ecosystems. hence, climate change is likely to have ser 
d prediction of climate effects on lake ecosystems. lakes are particularly abundant in norway a 
14227 3 bolism type. to build up the conceptual ecosystem model, we carry out a critical review of publ 
low of carbon and nutrients through the ecosystem, we will quantify their budgets using the dat 
and sediment accumulation. to model the ecosystem metabolism, we use high frequency data of dis 
12260 1  retaining biodiversity in agricultural ecosystems is a key priority within the uk. the biodive 
15423 2 he tinto is one of the most interesting ecosystems for the study of the biological organization 
 the tinto river and their role in this ecosystem is almost nonexistent. the main objective of  
11299 2  natural populations. in coastal marine ecosystems, the oomycete eurychasma dicksonii is though 
demics on algal populations and coastal ecosystems. however, many unresolved biological questio 
11540 2  natural populations. in coastal marine ecosystems, the oomycete eurychasma dicksonii is though 
demics on algal populations and coastal ecosystems. however, many unresolved biological questio 
14544 2 detection in a large variety of natural ecosystems. most of these bacteria have not been cultur 
hur, and nitrogen cycles in the studied ecosystem. the monitoring of the main limnological feat 
10074 2 ict the flow of elements through marine ecosystems the detailed structure of individual compone 
crucial to understanding how the marine ecosystem responds to and changes the chemical environm 
7004 2 with trophic relationships in different ecosystems. this will provide an important step forward 
rtant step forward in applied and basic ecosystem-research.  
7265 1 that man inflicts damage to terrestrial ecosystems. by studying the knowledge and practices of  
11029 1  could be for the energy flow of marine ecosystems: in some cases, more than half of the surfac 
1082 3 ity of prokaryotic communities in these ecosystems. the presence, abundance and diversity of me 
rformed to assess whether mud volcanoes ecosystems create environments that favour ecto- / endo 
low to understand the functioning of mv ecosystems.  
14363 1                                      in ecosystems where two or more vegetation types or plant  
13974 1 impact on fungal biodiversity in forest ecosystems.  
12483 4                                     the ecosystems approach is a strategy for the integrated ma 
while recognizing that biodiversity and ecosystems also have intrinsic value and that people ta 
d that people take decisions concerning ecosystems based on considerations of well-being as wel 
 applicability of the principles of the ecosystem approach, as laid out by the ma, against the  
13966 1 be on the microscopic food webs and key ecosystem processes driven by them. complementing small 
14712 1 e and conservation of the mediterranean ecosystems, and for that purpose 3 groups of insects wi 
11278 2 erm trends and driving forces on marine ecosystems in this region, such as for example climate  
 multiscale analysis for collections of ecosystem processes, and quantify the different scale e 
11096 1 ains around 35% of all c in terrestrial ecosystems and is the world s major source of softwood  
11746 1  detrimental effect on the wider marine ecosystems. there is a strong need foor novel ways to c 
10656 3 egrate concerns about the resilience of ecosystems with their broader developmental implication 
increasing evidence that the reality of ecosystem management involves making difficult choices  
 develop better strategies for pro-poor ecosystem management.  
11085 1 evel of populations, species and entire ecosystems. the main idea of this theory is that specie 
11457 1 y to identify species acoustically, aid ecosystem studies and assessment and management of comm 
10367 1 data to understand mesozoic terrestrial ecosystems and how they survived global extinction even 
10287 3 ogen for plant nutrition in terrestrial ecosystems has taken centre stage. recent studies, howe 
s of n, is greatest in low productivity ecosystems where don dominates the soil n pool. we will 
 and fate of components of don in these ecosystems. we believe that our data will provide new i 
10298 3 ogen for plant nutrition in terrestrial ecosystems has taken centre stage. recent studies, howe 
s of n, is greatest in low productivity ecosystems where don dominates the soil n pool. we will 
 and fate of components of don in these ecosystems. we believe that our data will provide new i 
14229 1 dealing with water cycling on stand and ecosystem scale depending on atmospheric and soil condi 
2108 6  and function of the barents sea marine ecosystem in order to predict the ecosystem response to 
arine ecosystem in order to predict the ecosystem response to possible future climate change an 
he barents sea and their impacts on the ecosystem. this will include a combination of retrospec 
sses and mechanisms linking climate and ecosystem responses will be used to extend and improve  
e making quatitative predictions on the ecosystem response to future climate scenarios. this wi 
tional globec regional program entitled ecosystem studies of sub-arctic seas .  
10291 3 carbon balance of an organism and of an ecosystem is strongly dependent on the balance between  
hotosynthesis, meaning that terrestrial ecosystems are thought to be a sink for atmospheric car 
rently our global models of terrestrial ecosystems make large assumptions about this that may b 
11285 2 carbon balance of an organism and of an ecosystem is strongly dependent on the balance between  
hotosynthesis, meaning that terrestrial ecosystems are thought to be a sink for atmospheric car 
12402 2 heir effects on marine biogeochemistry, ecosystems and other components of the earth system, an 
s by marine organisms, biodiversity and ecosystems including an improved understanding of their 
13776 3 ects of these changes on coastal marine ecosystems, and the data that do exist suggest that del 
n success and larval development of key ecosystem-structuring species of marine invertebrate in 
namics and integrity of swedish coastal ecosystems. this can, in turn, inform future strategies 
10894 1 istry will have on marine organisms and ecosystems, on biogeochemical cycling in the sea, and o 
10003 1 istry will have on marine organisms and ecosystems, on biogeochemical cycling in the sea, and o 
10153 1 istry will have on marine organisms and ecosystems, on biogeochemical cycling in the sea, and o 
11687 1 istry will have on marine organisms and ecosystems, on biogeochemical cycling in the sea, and o 
6768 2 s and of the development of terrestrial ecosystems during earth history is palaeobotany providi 
nstruction of the palaeoenvironment and ecosystems of the oligocene at the inner carpathian reg 
2058 2  pathways and trophic structure of this ecosystem and its stability versus sensitivity in the f 
edicted future climate changes. such an ecosystem-based approach is the most effective means to 
12451 1 ion about the structure of the relevant ecosystems when fishing pressure was low and under diff 
15211 1 ssessing pollution levels in freshwater ecosystems. in order to do this, we have developed a wo 
13601 7  likely need to be re-evaluated to meet ecosystem needs. most flow alteration in swedish rivers 
ld be implemented to safeguard riverine ecosystems. however, there is no standardized model for 
inkage between prescribed flows and the ecosystem. flows are kept more or less constant, lackin 
 variables that work as drivers for the ecosystem and often extreme low flow levels are used. s 
al flow regimes for sustaining riverine ecosystems suggests that the static and arbitrary minim 
reams and to develop methods that match ecosystem needs by developing flow-ecology response cur 
ting structure and function of riparian ecosystems. i will do this by comparing reaches without 
188 2 e proposed research is aimed to analyse ecosystem changes of large shallow lakes based on the i 
. studies of long- term changes of lake ecosystems via sediment analyses are timely both from t 
14872 1 d man made, fires which occur in forest ecosystems involve soil degradation that can be reversi 
10322 1 hat underpin sustainable economies. few ecosystems are free from tapeworms, and almost all spec 
12394 1 imate change on the north-east atlantic ecosystem`, link into the production of chapters 2 and  
13481 1 gned to obtain quantitative measures of ecosystem health for the baltic sea. this is scientific 
14414 1 ools to aid adaptive governance of agro-ecosystems. our aim is to understand how land-use and f 
11447 1  will allow reconstruction of ediacaran ecosystems on a scale of cm to 1000 plus minus km. the  
14757 1 lience and vulnerability of terrestrial ecosystems an adequate role in interpreting palaeoecolo 
10219 1 how climates changed and how plants and ecosystems responded. this work will use new chemical r 
10905 1 how climates changed and how plants and ecosystems responded. this work will use new chemical r 
7450 2 nternational markets. the effect on the ecosystem is little known, and the forests resilience i 
e policies in relation to resilience of ecosystems and use this to propose sustainable policies 
13346 2 nternational markets. the effect on the ecosystem is little known, and the forests’ resilience  
e policies in relation to resilience of ecosystems and use this to propose sustainable policies 
10647 1 stand the role of zooplankton in arctic ecosystems and this is of particular importance if pred 
12070 3 rrent problem in the newly contaminated ecosystem. if a lot of works has been done to understan 
ence of the contaminated marine coastal ecosystems over time. long term surveys suggested that  
nce and the stability of marine coastal ecosystems.  
15145 1 contamination as well as in the case of ecosystems perturbed by fire, constitute the main objec 
14519 1 l measures for each parasitoses in each ecosystem, including hygienic and management measures f 
14521 1 l measures for each parasitoses in each ecosystem, including hygienic and management measures f 
10985 1 anding linkages between human needs and ecosystems, yet their use in practical application to p 
10782 1 esults will thence be incorporated into ecosystem models that will examine the implications for 
11318 1 esults will thence be incorporated into ecosystem models that will examine the implications for 
10265 3 uced activity, with impacts further the ecosystem. unrestricted industrial activities may even  
g this information with observations of ecosystem changes and species extinctions will provide  
e vital clues to what changes in marine ecosystems we might expect in the future if we do not m 
10791 3 uced activity, with impacts further the ecosystem. unrestricted industrial activities may even  
g this information with observations of ecosystem changes and species extinctions will provide  
e vital clues to what changes in marine ecosystems we might expect in the future if we do not m 
2091 1 inked complementary aspects of the same ecosystem. particular interest is directed to the relat 
14164 2 a few recent studies in oceanic coastal ecosystems, while there is no available data from estua 
ilable data from estuarine or non-tidal ecosystems. the topography-related exposure of marine a 
7719 1 an instrument for preserving endangered ecosystems, especially in developing countries where ps 
10409 3 ten the structure and function of these ecosystems. aerial deposition of reactive nitrogen and  
ng climate will affect biodiversity and ecosystem properties of peatlands. we hypothesize that  
the importance of species diversity for ecosystem elemental cycles will be assessed within cont 
13611 3 ten the structure and function of these ecosystems. aerial deposition of reactive nitrogen and  
nditions may lead to a breakdown in the ecosystem and mass carbon and nitrogen loss. to address 
the importance of species diversity for ecosystem elemental cycles will be assessed within cont 
15571 3 ten the structure and function of these ecosystems. aerial deposition of reactive nitrogen and  
nditions may lead to a breakdown in the ecosystem and mass carbon and nitrogen loss. to address 
the importance of species diversity for ecosystem elemental cycles will be assessed within cont 
15220 1 es are having a strong impact of marine ecosystems. pelagic seabirds are one of the most pertur 
457 1  nonetheless the phanerogam meadows are ecosystems that are barely studied on these islands, ev 
2083 1 n the first indication of transition in ecosystem. a lengthening of the growing season, as obse 
14953 1 n biodiversity and functionality of the ecosystems or, in other words, between biogeochemistry  
15454 8 ortant amounts of carbon in terrestrial ecosystems and their relative fast turnover rates makes 
 to explain decomposition rates in arid ecosystems. recently, the process of photodegradation h 
ess of litter decomposition in semiarid ecosystems. it is a process by which solar radiation br 
 it is a direct loss of carbon from the ecosystem to the atmosphere without being incorporated  
his process and its contribution to the ecosystem carbon balance as well as its response to cli 
contribution of photodegradation to the ecosystem carbon balance in a mediterranean shrubland s 
 mediterranean shrubland site where net ecosystem exchange is being measured. moreover, it will 
sition in semiarid ecosytems and to the ecosystem carbon balance. another part of the project w 
10811 1                                 natural ecosystems consist of complex networks of species that  
2477 6 c stressors are causing changes in many ecosystems. discovery of these changes however, are oft 
extend our operations towards sensitive ecosystems that have previously been protected from res 
to a particular environmental stressor. ecosystem change caused by anthropogenic stressors is d 
climatic change. accurate monitoring of ecosystems therefore requires high resolution, both tem 
ew knowledge of human impacts on marine ecosystems particularly the short and long-term effects 
ing petroleum resources have on oceanic ecosystems.  
14701 1 e abundant in the iberian salt-marshes, ecosystems dramatically threatened by human activities, 
13946 3 ratory-based culture studies and marine ecosystem dynamics. there is a urgent need to bridge th 
ts and the situation in the real marine ecosystem, i.e. the gap between the physiological respo 
lations of organisms within the natural ecosystem. this project can contribute in bridging this 
14503 2 dely represented in spanish terrestrial ecosystems, and to improve the parametrization and mode 
onmental factors, land uses and type of ecosystem will be improved with the results obtained in 
15203 2 ater. however, at present, many aquatic ecosystems do not have the desirable quality status. th 
 is welcome. the fact that some aquatic ecosystems can show alternative states is well known: a 
14133 1                            the plankton ecosystem of the baltic sea is under the pressure of tw 
10381 1  the protective standards for sensitive ecosystems and vegetation and human health. this study  
11114 1 al habitats and to assess their role in ecosystem dynamics.  
7014 2                                         ecosystem respiration and c/n ratios on litter decompos 
y focussing on the processes underlying ecosystem c fluxes in differently managed grasslands th 
15008 1 in sierra nevada . sierra nevada is the ecosystem of a high mountain with a great floristic div 
15011 1 egies for these fragile and interesting ecosystems, which are highly treathened or, in many cas 
14662 6 decrease of the biological diversity of ecosystems as well as changes in some soil properties r 
the accelerated rhythm of mediterranean ecosystem degradation, there is an urgent need to know  
fects that climate change might have on ecosystems and their components in order to be able to  
zation and development in mediterranean ecosystems. the specific objectives of the proposal are 
to the management of mediterranean-like ecosystems in a scenario of climatic change. the inform 
 the actions planed to restore degraded ecosystems and fight desertification by providing usefu 
2067 4  is one of the most basic and important ecosystem processes because it provides the continuous  
erefore this interaction is crucial for ecosystem diversity, stability and resilience to distur 
t population dynamics and ultimately on ecosystem diversity and function. to truly assess any c 
ces of a pollination crisis for natural ecosystems, there is an urgent need for more substantia 
475 3 ten the structure and function of these ecosystems. aerial deposition of reactive nitrogen and  
nditions may lead to a breakdown in the ecosystem and mass carbon and nitrogen loss. to address 
the importance of species diversity for ecosystem elemental cycles will be assessed within cont 
13472 1 ar whether the ecological memory of the ecosystem is sufficient to allow species to locate and  
6802 1 ed for understanding the functioning of ecosystems. these approaches rarely meet adequately in  
14799 2 most relevant features of mediterranean ecosystems is the importance of fires, and many species 
ferring post-fire persistence. in these ecosystems, the two main persistence mechanisms are: th 
11073 3 agreed number for how much nitrogen the ecosystem can tolerate before it is damaged. critical l 
. critical load values for all european ecosystems were taken into account in the development o 
to understand what the potential is for ecosystems to recover once the amount of nitrogen being 
9945 10 ying structure of marine and freshwater ecosystems is changing, and potentially most alarmingly 
he processes that sustain life in these ecosystems will respond to future global warming are un 
ial if we are to be able to predict how ecosystems will respond to warming in the future and fu 
es to protect the fundamentals of these ecosystems. this represents a significant challenge for 
ficant challenge for scientists because ecosystems are inherently complex and their response to 
hat will govern the response of aquatic ecosystems to the elevated temperatures predicted for t 
ools for the study of global warming on ecosystems. while our experimental manipulation will al 
the effects of warming on whole aquatic ecosystems. ecologists typically break ecosystems down  
 ecosystems. ecologists typically break ecosystems down into structural which maintain the inte 
l which maintain the integrity of these ecosystems. we will test our ideas by making high resol 
10714 2 nced effects in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. these effects will appear at different scal 
tics/traits of species, populations and ecosystems.  
9851 1 ious implications for the services that ecosystems provide for human health and agriculture. in 
2211 1  are able to respond to the dynamics of ecosystems, in the case, fish and wildlife populations. 
13837 5 fluence on low productive boreal forest ecosystems affect ecosystem productivity and resilience 
ductive boreal forest ecosystems affect ecosystem productivity and resilience, resulting in slo 
resilience, resulting in slow but major ecosystem transformations over time. the study sites co 
on disturbance and resilience in forest ecosystems and to provide tools for preservation of the 
he cultural heritage in northern forest ecosystems.  
13331 1 in terms of business patterns and major ecosystems will be as comprehensive as possible. experi 
2105 2  it is a strong advantage to use forest ecosystem process models and combine their results with 
e project is to develop suitable forest ecosystem process models for norway and use them as bas 
14580 1 ty of the planktonic food webs of these ecosystems. we also analyse the relationship between th 
2140 1 e essential for structuring terrestrial ecosystems. this project represents the first attempt t 
7683 3 tanding of the evolution of coral reefs ecosystems in the context of global changes . a specifi 
onomic and social contribution of those ecosystems to local population and tourists over a peri 
rocess towards management of coral reef ecosystems. research will therefore aim at preparing ma 
2076 2 approach to both marine and terrestrial ecosystems is expressed in the latest environmental agr 
d processes recognize the importance of ecosystem management and establish obligations for cons 
12189 1 ces are the benefits people obtain from ecosystems, such as clean water, flood control, storage 
10881 2 act and exchange between shallow marine ecosystems that otherwise remain extremely isolated by  
it may serve as a natural mechanism for ecosystems damaged by human activity to recover species 
11183 3  carbon capture and storage / potential ecosystem impacts of geological carbon storage call. qu 
l. quantifying and monitoring potential ecosystem impacts of geological carbon storage to a sma 
e and impact of leaks from reservoir to ecosystem, which may be applied when specific ccs opera 
11184 1 ermined within simple cn-based npz-type ecosystem models.  
10166 1 e and impact of leaks from reservoir to ecosystem, which may be applied when specific ccs opera 
10215 3  carbon capture and storage / potential ecosystem impacts of geological carbon storage call. qu 
l. quantifying and monitoring potential ecosystem impacts of geological carbon storage to a sma 
e and impact of leaks from reservoir to ecosystem, which may be applied when specific ccs opera 
10415 1 e and impact of leaks from reservoir to ecosystem, which may be applied when specific ccs opera 
10671 1 e and impact of leaks from reservoir to ecosystem, which may be applied when specific ccs opera 
10931 3  carbon capture and storage / potential ecosystem impacts of geological carbon storage call. qu 
l. quantifying and monitoring potential ecosystem impacts of geological carbon storage to a sma 
e and impact of leaks from reservoir to ecosystem, which may be applied when specific ccs opera 
11719 3  carbon capture and storage / potential ecosystem impacts of geological carbon storage call. qu 
l. quantifying and monitoring potential ecosystem impacts of geological carbon storage to a sma 
e and impact of leaks from reservoir to ecosystem, which may be applied when specific ccs opera 
11182 1 e and impact of leaks from reservoir to ecosystem, which may be applied when specific ccs opera 
13761 3 pecies on the structure and function of ecosystems makes them particularly important to study f 
ixed populations and the effects on the ecosystems they , biodiversity and ecosystem processes; 
 the ecosystems they , biodiversity and ecosystem processes; subject areas of considerable scie 
10641 1  deleterious effects on communities and ecosystems in many areas of the world. our research has 
11227 1 damage, and devastation to some natural ecosystems such as coral reefs. even europe experiences 
9895 1 damage, and devastation to some natural ecosystems such as coral reefs. even europe experiences 
10218 2                               in marine ecosystems, enzymes in microorganisms catalyse the chem 
es and stimulate energy flow though the ecosystem. it is both the abundance and efficiency of t 
15572 1 diversity and their associated roles in ecosystem-support and servicing. to address this lack o 
10779 3 cifically, how will the earth s richest ecosystems - the tropical rainforests - cope with futur 
s the forests were very complex, patchy ecosystems much like rainforest today. my team has now  
ccurred. what species were lost how did ecosystems reorganize how abrupt was the change of cour 
11871 1 important components of almost all land ecosystems and show extremely specialised social behavi 
10694 1 overy after dramatic changes in pelagic ecosystems.  
11552 1 er, despite the enormous extent of this ecosystem during 5 process cruises on mbari research ve 
14973 3 logy of two species, habitat holders or ecosystem engineers, in marginal and central population 
e local, non-random extinction of these ecosystem engineers on ecosystem functioning, with spec 
s. we expect important changes in these ecosystem properties as consequence of the local extinc 
2484 1 ge and used for reconstructions of past ecosystems. the overall resolution level possible to ob 
12049 1 ification of terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems and, to promote the recovery of biodiversity 
13348 6            understanding how freshwater ecosystems will respond to future climate change is ess 
 needed to protect aquatic and riparian ecosystems. the future status of freshwater ecosystems  
ystems. the future status of freshwater ecosystems is however, also dependent on changes in lan 
 need to be taken to restore freshwater ecosystems to good ecological health or to sustain prio 
e restoration programmes for freshwater ecosystems at the local and catchment scales that accou 
nding how the functioning of freshwater ecosystems is affected by climate change; ii new indica 
15587 3 tory of co-evolution between humans and ecosystems. in the latter case the limits to this resil 
g extremes, and management on grassland ecosystems 2 how does coupled above-belowground functio 
l diversity buffer or amplify grassland ecosystem responses to combined changes in climate and  
2012 3 mportant structuring factors in benthic ecosystems. rather than occurring gradually, newly deve 
results suggest that changes in benthic ecosystems may occur in sharp transition steps in respo 
 conservation and management of benthic ecosystems, and our understanding of their response to  
13795 2 of the baltic sea. scenario analyses of ecosystem linkages and sectoral conflicts will be given 
ral conflicts will be given, addressing ecosystem-based management options for eutrophication a 
11488 1 icate major domain shifts in planktonic ecosystems and by observing and interpreting their dist 
1935 3  restricted to semi-natural and natural ecosystems in nature reserves. many endangered plant sp 
f the water table. several semi-natural ecosystems of high nature conservation importance on th 
s. is was shown that these species-rich ecosystems on sandy soils were restricted to oligotroph 
7621 1 "spots"affects the functioning of agro- ecosystems and study the fate of mo when amended as ver 
11531 1 ocess to the functioning of terrestrial ecosystems. this process is largely driven by saprotrop 
15382 1 8-2011, ...pollution and degradation of ecosystems, depletion of resources, lost of biological  
193 2 l. peipsi forming potential risk to the ecosystem structure and functioning as well as to local 
nd ensuring stability of the vulnerable ecosystem of transboundary l. peipsi.  
12024 1 redict how global changes affect marine ecosystems. it used marine top predators . all objectiv 
14364 1 e data to study intertidal sediment and ecosystems. these guidelines will be general so that th 
14365 1 ssessing the rate, spatial patterns and ecosystem impacts of forest cover change in these envir 
11156 1 ed constitute key stone species in many ecosystems and food chains, and numerous predators, inc 
13759 2 due to anthropogenic pressures, coastal ecosystems are being rapidly degraded and can undergo r 
e crucial for the resilience of coastal ecosystems, and that ecology and management therefore m 
13828 3 e degree determines the fragility of an ecosystem to disturbance caused by human activities. an 
ficient ways to promote biodiversity on ecosystem level, thus minimizing overall species loss.w 
cient ways that promote biodiversity on ecosystem level, thus minimizing overall species loss.  
10836 1 l role in n cycling in temperate forest ecosystems. we will determine the relative ability of s 
9968 1 l role in n cycling in temperate forest ecosystems. we will determine the relative ability of s 
15151 2  functioning of the regions terrestrial ecosystems. adaptation of ecosystems to the new climate 
s terrestrial ecosystems. adaptation of ecosystems to the new climate conditions may happen abr 
15360 1  stressors affecting the functioning of ecosystems. preservation of the biota and marine habita 
15125 1 sm among the components of the involved ecosystems. the results obtained will be useful to fore 
12142 2 ost significant problem of the affected ecosystems is biological invasion. recently, a large nu 
m semen causing a major impact on local ecosystems. the main goal of the study – to investigate 
14968 1 portance of these mechanisms in natural ecosystems of different characteristics. to evaluate th 
14528 1 es could improve our predictions on the ecosystem response to future environmental changes. as  
15357 4 es. our hypothesis is that the restored ecosystems in agrarian systems will provide, overall, h 
ity of ecosystem services than degraded ecosystems; additionally, the levels of restored biodiv 
pon the initial degradation of restored ecosystems and the time that ecological restoration has 
ecosystem services as a function of the ecosystems initial degradation and the time that ecolog 
1934 1 es diversity has been observed in these ecosystems. species of the acidic nardo-galion saxatlli 
13809 1 f invading species, as has been seen in ecosystems in australia and new zealand. however, with  
12589 1 all wetland types on a global scale. as ecosystems they provide vital functions for biodiversit 
12489 3 agencies, for their consistency with an ecosystems approach. many of the currently used indicat 
an overall perspective on the health of ecosystems. this project will examine which of the curr 
 can best be used monitor the health of ecosystems as a whole and the sustainable supply of eco 
476 1 diversity and their associated roles in ecosystem-support and servicing. to address this lack o 
10216 1  in marine in comparison to terrestrial ecosystems. this highlights that grazing by zooplankton 
10925 1  in marine in comparison to terrestrial ecosystems. this highlights that grazing by zooplankton 
15058 1 bivores and to unravel basic aspects of ecosystem dynamics during invasion.  
14485 2 fect of the ecological diversity on the ecosystem resistance to biological invasions. ants has  
l as considering the main mediterranean ecosystems. the study sites will be situated in the gua 
13332 2 ant european terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems by reviewing the impacts of global change on 
ds for relating biodiversity in dynamic ecosystems to the provision of these services will be c 
2541 1  biodiversity targets for the two major ecosystems open lowlands and forests in terms of the in 
14710 1 encial and the auto-organization of the ecosystem. lack of this combination has been the reason 
15579 1 f scin . what do they contribute to the ecosystems co2-fixation/n-input how unique are the key  
12064 1                          the millennium ecosystem assessment . as a result, the scientific comm 
12488 1 ne potential benefits of undertaking an ecosystem assessment for england.  
12289 2 e maintenance of healthy and diverse of ecosystems. high water abstraction and diffuse pollutio 
s can have negative impacts on adjacent ecosystems. nitrogen . this will provide data on the ro 
13787 3 ill provide a scientific foundation for ecosystem-based management that will safeguard viable s 
is will be valuable for a management of ecosystems striving for maintaining the ability to deli 
aining the ability to deliver desirable ecosystem goods and services.  
13949 1 ing nutrients into an already eutrophic ecosystem. whether these contaminants and nutrients rem 
2021 10                         many studies on ecosystems have shown that gradual environmental change 
ophic shifts between alternative stable ecosystem states with concomitant losses of ecological  
use of the non-linear response of these ecosystems on different temporal and spatial scales, th 
ew is their use in explaining shifts in ecosystem structures. hence, my central hypothesis is t 
pothesis is that catastrophic shifts in ecosystems can be predicted on the basis of self-organi 
veloped and tested in arid and peatland ecosystems. these ecosystems are known to be vulnerable 
 in arid and peatland ecosystems. these ecosystems are known to be vulnerable to catastrophic s 
ion. in order to formulate a predictive ecosystem theory, i will investigate whether the identi 
zation and catastrophic shifts in other ecosystems. by this i hope to contribute to a better sc 
trategies for sustainable management of ecosystems that are vulnerable to catastrophic shifts.  
10054 1                       efforts to assess ecosystem health by monitoring performance indicators i 
11582 1                       efforts to assess ecosystem health by monitoring performance indicators i 
10283 2                              the marine ecosystem is crucial for the functioning of the earth s 
 are provided by coastal and open ocean ecosystems. these environments are dominated by microor 
13333 8 nges in the mediterranean and black sea ecosystems as well as changes in the ability of these e 
well as changes in the ability of these ecosystems to provide goods and services. the mediterra 
ill be approached as a coupled climatic/ecosystem entity, with links and feedbacks to the world 
s to the world ocean. the assessment of ecosystem changes will be based on the identification o 
ification of the major regime shifts in ecosystems that occurred during the last 50 years. math 
w observations, will be used to predict ecosystem responses to changes in climate and anthropog 
esame will also study the effect of the ecosystem variability on key goods and services with hi 
tal importance like tourism, fisheries, ecosystem stability though conservation of biodiversity 
11332 1 ine life and on the stability of marine ecosystems. this is especially so for species with high 
180 1  influence considerably the whole river ecosystem. the goal of this grant project is to enhance 
13334 7  ensuring the sustainable management of ecosystems requires insight into the socio-economic pro 
nsion of protection of biodiversity and ecosystems is still somewhat underexplored, and it woul 
 of social research on biodiversity and ecosystem management, or of a coordinated international 
ccessfully applied to issues concerning ecosystem and biodiversity management. despite this obv 
upport and enhance the effectiveness of ecosystem and biodiversity management, social research  
ghts concerning the societal context of ecosystem and biodiversity management into policy tools 
g to the management of biodiversity and ecosystems, and especially to the development of succes 
13867 1 ble isotope labelling the influences on ecosystem c cycling will be monitored.  
13350 1  detecting processes that indicate when ecosystems are approaching the limits of their natural  
464 1 cientific studies on the functioning of ecosystems to facilitate the decision-making for the el 
7223 1 cientific studies on the functioning of ecosystems to support decisions in the development of a 
15016 10                                mountain ecosystems are the most important reservoir of biodiver 
eservoir of biodiversity in terrestrial ecosystems partly because the range of environmental va 
rtant effect on the dynamic of mountain ecosystems, rather the interactions between climate, hu 
nd climate change. in consequence, this ecosystem and can be an excellent earlier indicator of  
 biodiversity and sustainability of the ecosystems and present a rapid response that can be use 
t can be use to model the change in the ecosystem spatial organization and to detect catastroph 
hic shifts. on the other side, semiarid ecosystems present a slow response, and their diversity 
site availability as in more productive ecosystems. the comparisons of a broad range of variati 
om the central pyrenees to the semiarid ecosystems of the middle ebro valley. our priority is t 
structural changes or drift in mountain ecosystems before transition triggers occurs and it is  
14539 2 oots may have an important role in arid ecosystems where water is a limiting resource. such red 
ty and plant-plant interactions in arid ecosystems.  
10308 1 be important in maintaining the earth s ecosystems. as a consequence many ecologists are focuss 
11406 1 be important in maintaining the earth s ecosystems. as a consequence many ecologists are focuss 
2207 1 life, especially harvest, in the forest ecosystem can rely on spatial dynamics. related uncerta 
15531 4 understanding the relationships between ecosystem structure and function is of crucial importan 
ct will focus on key functions in these ecosystems such as resistance and resilience against di 
n the ecohydrological feedbacks between ecosystem structure and functioning in semiarid lands.  
resistance and resilience of the target ecosystems against disturbances and to optimize restora 
10012 2 t lakes, some of the richest freshwater ecosystems on earth, are regarded as biodiversity hotsp 
ersity hotspots. fascination with these ecosystems is in part because the lakes are home to hun 
11765 3 e responses of species, communities and ecosystems to climate change are among the greatest cha 
role in nutrient cycling in terrestrial ecosystems. i will evaluate changes in species distribu 
effect of climate change on terrestrial ecosystems as a function of changes in the structure of 
12567 2 fy their potential impact on freshwater ecosystems and to advise policy customers on the implic 
ources of pollutants within the aquatic ecosystem.  
15266 2 st significant climate factor impacting ecosystems and limiting crop yields, and the combined e 
xpected to particularly threaten forest ecosystems and rainfed crops in this area. in this cont 
15265 2 st significant climate factor impacting ecosystems, and the combined effect of current aridity  
xpected to particularly threaten forest ecosystems in this area. in this context, studying plan 
11538 1  understanding fundamental processes in ecosystems that affect the preservation of biodiversity 
11550 5 the major global threats facing natural ecosystems. freshwaters are likely to be particularly v 
ls of organisation - including altering ecosystem process rates and food web structure. unfortu 
mmunities and fewer still have measured ecosystem-level responses. most current data are infere 
ly because artificially warming natural ecosystems is extremely expensive and logistically chal 
ly to be disrupted in thermally-altered ecosystems. the same techniques used in iceland will be 
15253 2 ental issue, particularly in freshwater ecosystems, where their abundance and ecological and ec 
n affect the invasibility of freshwater ecosystems by exotic species. we aim to quantify how mu 
7023 5                                         ecosystems are threatened and transformed at unpreceden 
versity loss for the services and goods ecosystems provide to humans, such as food production,  
ional role of microbial biodiversity in ecosystems. micdif entails intensive theoretical work i 
r than studying terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems in isolation, we also focus on the functiona 
he functional interactions across these ecosystems. this cross-system approach requires profoun 
11478 1 stainably is important for both natural ecosystems and agriculture in the uk. the threat of dis 
10897 9 lihood upon the services from different ecosystems but are below the poverty line and are chara 
 taken without acknowledging the people-ecosystem linkages. this creates situations where the c 
 where the condition and the ability of ecosystems to deliver those services are affected adver 
to internalise the concerns of changing ecosystems and its implications for poverty alleviation 
ble scientific evidence like millennium ecosystem assessment have made decision-makers receptiv 
mechanisms through which the aspects of ecosystem can be made integral part of mainstream plann 
society might impact the functioning of ecosystem is not adequate. one of the significant gaps  
capture the benefits people derive from ecosystems. since the prevailing market does not accoun 
 of ecosystem services and the costs of ecosystem degradation. people depend on those services  
14207 1 esticide-influenced constructed wetland ecosystems.  
10799 2 t are essential for maintaining natural ecosystems. despite their importance, we are only begin 
the most complex and dynamic biological ecosystem, so experiments remain in their infancy. the  
12635 1  addressing the potential impact to the ecosystem goods and services which they provide. object 
7628 1 but many other substances pollute these ecosystems: pesticides, metals, hydrocarbons but also m 
15336 3 he fish populations inhabiting deep sea ecosystems and their dependence on the particular chara 
connectivity and dependence among these ecosystems in order to be able to define a coherent net 
empts to determine the role of deep sea ecosystems as essential habitats trophic ecology studie 
15246 1 e s. ruber thrives, and in its frontier-ecosystems as a possible pool of transferable dna.  
13486 1 ng in nature. this is important because ecosystems and their biota provide us with vital goods  
197 4 ay play an important role in the marine ecosystems. subsurface maxima are often dominated by po 
the role of these layers in the pelagic ecosystem. the results allow to understand better the f 
stand better the functioning of pelagic ecosystem of the gulf and to give an answer whether and 
 when assessing the state, modeling the ecosystem and forecasting harmful algal blooms.  
14368 3                                         ecosystems in east-africa have been changing significan 
. counteracting further impact to these ecosystems is particularly important in order to decrea 
sult, there is an increased demand from ecosystem managers, both government agencies and enviro 
10936 2 equency in both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems with often catastrophic consequences for rec 
 role of biodiversity in functioning of ecosystems has revitalized the question of how diversit 
13470 2 he possibility to infer how species and ecosystems evolved in the face of severe environmental  
n models of the response of forest tree ecosystems to climate changes as well as in breeding pr 
12164 1 lar fertilizer practices for the meadow ecosystem. low yields of late cut hay of low feed value 
11688 3 d s poorest. they rely heavily on local ecosystems for their livelihoods and security; for exam 
rnt to groups working in other types of ecosystems. mangrove forests are highly productive and  
osystem services. the value of mangrove ecosystems to local people, and particularly to the poo 
11617 2  play an important role in many aquatic ecosystems. further there is a growing realisation that 
ons for our understanding of a range of ecosystem process such as population/metapopulation dyn 
14890 3 aceans with an important role in marine ecosystems . in spite of their importance, world caprel 
cts of the more abundant species in the ecosystems will be also studied and experiments in ecot 
ronmental studies for monitoring marine ecosystems.  
15405 5 we should be able to discern changes in ecosystem processes caused by climate change from those 
hange. the effects of climate change on ecosystems, including those of headwater streams, which 
gn and magnitude in materials and river ecosystems of different geographical regions in an area 
er streams through an analysis of a key ecosystem process, i.e. leaf litter decomposition and u 
to determine its implications on stream ecosystems in the context of the projected climate chan 
15406 5 . we will be able to discern changes in ecosystem processes caused by climate change from those 
ant to know profoundly the responses of ecosystems to the increase of temperature on earth. the 
earth. the effects of climate change on ecosystems, the headwater streams included, the target  
r streams through the response of a key ecosystem process, leaf litter decomposition, and under 
d to discern its implications on stream ecosystems under the projected climate change scenarios 
14785 1 icultural and cattle raiser systems and ecosystems in autonomous regions of the spanish state.  
14213 1 – are considered as the most endangered ecosystems in a global view. the development of bog mos 
14214 1 petition , species that have evolved in ecosystems poor in plant species, and reproduce predomi 
10421 1 structure and functioning of planktonic ecosystems in relation to physical and atmospheric proc 
10663 1 structure and functioning of planktonic ecosystems in relation to physical and atmospheric proc 
10685 1 structure and functioning of planktonic ecosystems in relation to physical and atmospheric proc 
10914 1 structure and functioning of planktonic ecosystems in relation to physical and atmospheric proc 
11692 1 structure and functioning of planktonic ecosystems in relation to physical and atmospheric proc 
9897 1 structure and functioning of planktonic ecosystems in relation to physical and atmospheric proc 
9821 1 llow us to produce a detailed model for ecosystem recovery following the impact event, creating 
15344 1 d bird of prey inhabiting mediterranean ecosystems. it is a long-lived species that occupy the  
10600 1  are ignorant of their function in soil ecosystems. this project aims to determine their abunda 
10013 1                            the issue of ecosystem carbon , eriophorum sp. sphagnum sp. and othe 
11481 2 and plants are a very important part of ecosystems.. microbial diseases in particular have been 
is symbiosis is found in all land-based ecosystems except antarctica. this is not a host-specif 
10975 2                         fire in natural ecosystems is a major agent of biome structure formatio 
otentially important but barely studied ecosystem: the tropical montane cloud forests , where w 
2024 3 ramework for explaining population- and ecosystem-level patterns in nature as a result of the i 
here, or plant leaf surface, as a model ecosystem. habitat to highly diverse microbial communit 
ce the status of the phyllosphere as an ecosystem with great service to the testing of universa 
12748 1  commission initiated ‘the economics of ecosystems and biodiversity. teeb runs to 2010 will est 
15141 2  management. they can be used to assess ecosystem or environmental integrity and to identify an 
ring conservation status of terrestrial ecosystems in the meditteranean basin. they exhibit hig 
11188 1 vity to the photochemical oxidant ozone ecosystems from o3.  
12453 1 sider the effects of cephalopods on the ecosystem structure.  
1976 1  predation occurs frequently in natural ecosystems. however, critical tests of the theory are l 
2153 3 perate both on population dynamical and ecosystem level. more specifically, we will use long-te 
ion of the ongoing monitoring in arctic ecosystems. by using information from different trophic 
c levels in both marine and terrestrial ecosystem components on svalbard and in the barents sea 
12414 1  element of an expanded european marine ecosystem observatory with noc, sahfos, pol, pml and po 
11407 1 ork within their local contexts. forest ecosystems will be used to evaluate and development the 
11025 1 ons for studies of mesozoic terrestrial ecosystems and extinctions.  
10530 12                   currently, our marine ecosystems are threatened by a number of environmental  
y, it is not the first time that marine ecosystems have faced such threats. the fossil record s 
orld s oceans. understanding how marine ecosystems have been affected by past environmental cha 
 oxygen, may help us predict how modern ecosystems will respond today and how best to manage th 
anage the present crisis. modern marine ecosystems took millions of years to evolve. the animal 
s - the very same threats facing modern ecosystems today. as early modern-style ecosystems appe 
ecosystems today. as early modern-style ecosystems appeared and evolved after the late permian  
 zones had on these early modern marine ecosystems. we will determine, for the first time, how  
 first time, how the structure of these ecosystems changed through time, and in particular how  
improvement in the resistance of marine ecosystems to extinction and collapse brought on by cha 
ow the structure and function of marine ecosystems, from the seafloor to the ocean surface, res 
on and early evolution of modern marine ecosystems.  
2508 2 llyfish detritus on benthic sedimentary ecosystem processes. through elucidating post-bloom pro 
lso further our understanding of marine ecosystem processes, specifically benthic-pelagic coupl 
6746 1 ear croatian which can change the whole ecosystem in the region along the rivers. in addition t 
15340 1 sures of conservation and management of ecosystems of protected areas and in the valuation of h 
10926 1 form the base of the food web in marine ecosystems and are responsible for many of the biogeoch 
10193 1 netic variation of pathogens in natural ecosystems and whether their variation drives and is dr 
14759 2 oric factors and the human influence on ecosystems, we will: establish to what extent the natur 
timate the extent of human influence on ecosystems. this index was mapped at the global scale i 
10205 1 asily applied method for detecting rice ecosystems, whether or wild type, wetland paddy type or 
10698 2 trients from the dust has on the marine ecosystem in the sea, at a mooring site close to the is 
c nature of the dust inputs affects the ecosystems. the outcomes of this research study will co 
11316 1 ll cause the complete collapse of these ecosystems within only a few decades. these estimates m 
12145 2 ive mollusk dreissena polymorpha on the ecosystem wide biogeochemical processes. the role and t 
is mollusc dominated communities on the ecosystem provided goods and services. finally the proj 
11612 2 ces carbon dioxide and the whole marine ecosystem. this proposal aims to investigate the potent 
ing seawater ph on the coastal sediment ecosystem; its processes, biodiversity and health of ke 
13489 3 processes are important determinants of ecosystem structures, but their relative impacts depend 
s, but their relative impacts depend on ecosystem productivity. the main objective of this proj 
esearch aimed at grasping the extent of ecosystem change caused by anthropogenic alterations of 
12569 1 e data required to safeguard freshwater ecosystems in a changing environment. there are no aspe 
10050 4 onomic development goals often requires ecosystem users and managers to make trade-offs between 
acting on services gained. in addition, ecosystem changes and natural resource management decis 
easures to represent the state of these ecosystems and human wellbeing will then be selected. t 
nce, the project seeks to contribute to ecosystem conservation and improved human welfare, not  
13791 1  will be highly relevant for global and ecosystem models of c cycling in forests.  
11077 1 geneity on the performance of the model ecosystems. we will combine molecular analyses of the f 
13975 4  diversity and process rates in aquatic ecosystems. most experimental evidence for biodiversity 
m functioning has come from terrestrial ecosystems and has focused on single trophic level prim 
b. i will study consequences of this on ecosystem process rates . i will also test non-lethal e 
also species invasions on diversity and ecosystem processes in aquatic systems.  
10640 2  of the major factors influencing river ecosystems is disturbance, particularly that related to 
at related to flooding. floods maintain ecosystem diversity and redistribute energy, nutrients, 
9982 2  of the major factors influencing river ecosystems is disturbance, particularly that related to 
at related to flooding. floods maintain ecosystem diversity and redistribute energy, nutrients, 
9980 2  of the major factors influencing river ecosystems is disturbance, particularly that related to 
at related to flooding. floods maintain ecosystem diversity and redistribute energy, nutrients, 
6949 1 catastrophe, the recovery of the marine ecosystems was a complex and long-lasting process durin 
14193 4 urbance of natural development of a bog ecosystem. water level is among the main factors affect 
reby the growth of plant species in bog ecosystems. scots pine the relationships between scots  
ions. the results are important for bog ecosystems sustaining, restoring and for determining th 
ater movement dynamics on temperate bog ecosystems.  
10076 3 mid triassic, a time span of 15-20 myr. ecosystems on land in the russian successions had not a 
 the two crises what was the pattern of ecosystem collapse is there evidence for ecological or  
terms of rebuilding total diversity and ecosystems  
10888 3 usually at the coast. they are valuable ecosystems, providing wood for fuel and timber, habitat 
ors of importance to a healthy mangrove ecosystem such as the communities of fish and crabs tha 
that are lost from the soil in mangrove ecosystems - for example, whether this is coming mostly 
14209 2 dom stimulate net heterotrophy, and the ecosystem metabolism is also sensitive to changes in fo 
t largely controls external loading and ecosystem processes.  
6999 1 he functioning of marine and freshwater ecosystems. . however, most processes describing the fu 
10830 1 tral role in nutrient cycling in forest ecosystems. this project aim to elucidate the molecular 
6983 1                                    many ecosystems, and as a consequence their floral component 
12482 5 n the form of a set of environmental or ecosystem asset accounts that can be used as a framewor 
 framework for developing indicators of ecosystem health or integrity, and in the assessment of 
t of policy options. the key drivers of ecosystem change in england often lie beyond the remit  
cies in ways that safeguard and enhance ecosystem goods and services across the catchment; and  
makers recommending how the value of an ecosystem approach to integrated decision making could  
10317 3 eral million years. the most vulnerable ecosystems are in the polar regions and hence we will f 
ve predictions of how vulnerable marine ecosystems are to ocean acidification, how likely they  
 risks of ocean acidification to marine ecosystems.  
2033 2 ess and the role of diversity in marine ecosystems have been much discussed recently. however,  
evaluation of the health of the neritic ecosystem. if reduced heterozygosity is found in an une 
2151 2 apelin and young cod, is central in the ecosystem; yet important questions remain unsolved. the 
properly understand the dynamics of the ecosystem.  
518 1 central role in the functioning of agro-ecosystems having a strong natural value due to its fun 
15236 3  that minority are important in natural ecosystems. the study of the rare microorganisms is ess 
her the potential function within their ecosystem. the possibility that the analyzed conditions 
nd their potential response both in the ecosystem and global biogeochemical cycles.  
13456 3                 beavers are influential ecosystem engineers in aquatic ecosystems, but were ext 
luential ecosystem engineers in aquatic ecosystems, but were exterminated in sweden in the 1800 
new hotspots not only for biodiversity, ecosystem retentivity and ecosystem functioning, but al 
14933 2  have been hardly used in mediterranean ecosystems. in general, the main difficulties for their 
hanges that take place in mediterranean ecosystems, in the space and temporary dimension, from  
13805 1  of biodiversity for the functioning of ecosystems. our results are thus highly important for c 
2057 2 tant species in most terrestrial arctic ecosystems; they are both prey and predators model that 
lbard and other high arctic terrestrial ecosystems.  
14148 1            charophytes are an important ecosystem element in shallow sheltered soft bottom area 
14217 1  in the functioning of most terrestrial ecosystems. nevertheless, it is poorly known how herbiv 
13923 1  in the development of sustainable agro-ecosystems and develop solutions aiming at reducing agr 
11023 1 erefore enable us to predict how marine ecosystems might change in the future, and ultimately h 
15477 2 inants of the structure and function of ecosystems constitutes an area of emerging research tha 
ramework of the response of terrestrial ecosystems to global change. the growing interest in th 
15111 1 ins gulls are feeding at the rice field ecosystem.  
2181 1 ffects of climate change on terrestrial ecosystems . this project will provide a new methodolog 
166 2 spension feeders on other components of ecosystem are largely unknown. this project is the firs 
sion feeding communities in the coastal ecosystems.  
14772 1 ghts the importance of preserving these ecosystems for the conservation of fauna and flora enda 
1925 4  strong indications that in terrestrial ecosystems the occurrence of plant diseases and the los 
soil-borne diseases are rare in natural ecosystems with a diverse vegetation and nutrient losse 
s that high biodiversity in terrestrial ecosystems confers high soil suppressive ness against d 
implification or diversification of the ecosystem. the degree of soil suppressive ness will be  
1924 4  strong indications that in terrestrial ecosystems the occurrence of plant diseases and the los 
soil-borne diseases are rare in natural ecosystems with a diverse vegetation and nutrient losse 
s that high biodiversity in terrestrial ecosystems confers high soil suppressive ness against d 
implification or diversification of the ecosystem. the degree of soil suppressive ness will be  
14932 1  study of other terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, and proved fruitful in determining underlyi 
12138 1 mpact of these seed reserves on damaged ecosystems will be provided. we hope that parallel inve 
12636 1 s into a small number of distinct soil/ ecosystem types and adopt one of these typologies to al 
2531 1  develop key elements of an operational ecosystem model framework. the model system includes oc 
15066 1  the genus artemia due to a the loss of ecosystems arisen among the introduced populations of t 
10320 1 oject safe: stability of altered forest ecosystems . safe has negotiated that, when a large reg 
2170 1  role for the function of boreal forest ecosystems because bryophytes make up a large part of t 
15589 1 velopment of theory on regime shifts in ecosystems have expressed strong interest in our planne 
13711 1 in climate and top predators may impact ecosystem structures.  
13888 2 jor paradigm in the study of whole lake ecosystem dynamics. however, pelagic food webs might be 
s will affect food web dynamics in lake ecosystems.  
10786 1  important for the health of the global ecosystem since they are involved in and control all bi 
11848 1  important for the health of the global ecosystem since they are involved in and control all bi 
15048 2 e impact of contaminants on the studied ecosystems. the aim of this project is to use a toxicog 
tress of contaminants within freshwater ecosystems.  
11852 2 cluding the conservation of species and ecosystems and the many benefits we derive from them. n 
r a unified approach to managing entire ecosystems. specifically i will develop a tool for guid 
2482 3 sing need to develop predictive aquatic ecosystem models to better understand and mitigate effe 
minant forms and biodiversity of marine ecosystems are variables, not rigid parameters as in pr 
ext generation of aquatic community and ecosystem models must allow functional groups to be pre 
10043 2                                the agro-ecosystems of the semi-arid west africa provide the liv 
roductivity will effect on-and off-farm ecosystem resources. this proposal aims to begin develo 
12450 1 ecies that can be used as indicators of ecosystem health. this is important for the management  
13720 2 he food web. it may thereby affect lake ecosystem composition, and ultimately e.g. water qualit 
 the complex interactions found in lake ecosystems, that may determine e.g. shallow lake water  
14517 1 raction between aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. riparian vegetation, among other aspects, c 
13579 2 rophic transfer, which is a fundamental ecosystem process. the project contributes to our capac 
d for sustainable management of aquatic ecosystems.  
2489 8               sustainable management of ecosystems requires understanding about drivers that ca 
ng about drivers that causes changes in ecosystems and services. surprisingly little is known a 
es fail to see the social causes behind ecosystem changes that would have been better understoo 
hysical drivers. the circumpolar tundra ecosystem is a good model system for integration analys 
nthropogenic drivers, whereas the basic ecosystem properties on ecosystems and services. we foc 
ereas the basic ecosystem properties on ecosystems and services. we focus on endogenous drivers 
introduce substantial changes in tundra ecosystems. the project is divided in three stages. fir 
vers, allows analyses of the effects on ecosystem transitions/states and on services. we concen 
10545 1  and consumer reflects the state of the ecosystem, for example nutrient replete vs nutrient def 
12052 1 strategies in new caledonian ultramafic ecosystems. a multidisciplinary approach: botany, ecolo 
10223 1  of the watershed services that support ecosystems and people has been weak. yet, assuring the  
11694 1  of the watershed services that support ecosystems and people has been weak. yet, assuring the  
10831 6 estimates of hydrocarbons from tropical ecosystems. emissions from tropical ecosystems represen 
cal ecosystems. emissions from tropical ecosystems represent more than 75% of global emissions  
ze its role in future climate. tropical ecosystems emit large quantities of a wide range of rea 
 satellite data over different tropical ecosystems and during different seasons can be explaine 
ore accurate emission model of tropical ecosystems that describes how large-scale vegetation on 
ccurate simulation of climate. tropical ecosystems represent an important weakness in our curre 
15533 1                     riparian and stream ecosystems are tightly coupled through the exchange of  
15534 1                     riparian and stream ecosystems are tightly coupled through the exchange of  
10133 2 nly become invasive, taking over island ecosystems and thereby suppressing ground breeding bird 
from which they gradually invade island ecosystems. the problem occurs not only in scotland, bu 
7668 4                                 coastal ecosystems host high human population densities and are 
tsunami of 2004 has shown that wherever ecosystems are undermined, the ability to adapt and reg 
ence of large disturbances the mangrove ecosystems in indonesia represent one fourth of the wor 
roves has resulted in a resilient socio-ecosystem. across the strait, the mangroves in north su 
10624 1  influence the carbon balance of forest ecosystems and have important feedbacks on nutrient cap 
11599 1 ic resource that will allow us to track ecosystem change over time and provide a focus for futu 
15330 1 ges in the structure and functioning of ecosystems, as well as in the services they provide to  
13927 1 y to the nitrogen economy in these vast ecosystems. recent data indicates that unicellular, pic 
1964 1 fate reducers in natural and engineered ecosystems. in addition, we expect to be able to define 
15526 2                                   river ecosystems are amongst the most seriously imperiled wor 
f the impacts of river damming on river ecosystems, focusing on river fish communities; and ii  
15581 5 n europe.the understanding of how urban ecosystems work, how they change, and what limits their 
rmance, can add to the understanding of ecosystem change and governance in general in an ever m 
mation to a future beyond fossil fuels. ecosystems may play an important role in facilitating t 
le in facilitating this transformation. ecosystems provide flexibility in urban landscapes and  
uster iii. governance and management of ecosystems and ecosystem service what are the most effe 
9958 2 e structure and function of terrestrial ecosystems. human activities are also responsible for d 
itrogen deposition are major drivers of ecosystem change and may result in the loss of biodiver 
14786 1 r the remediation of metal contaminated ecosystems and are emerging as an important area of res 
10548 3 ate change as a key driver of change in ecosystems, ecosystems services and their links with th 
in china and poor communities living in ecosystems vulnerable to climate change. there will be  
nities dependant on natural and managed ecosystems for their livelihoods and raise awareness of 
11324 3 ate change as a key driver of change in ecosystems, ecosystems services and their links with th 
in china and poor communities living in ecosystems vulnerable to climate change. there will be  
nities dependant on natural and managed ecosystems for their livelihoods and raise awareness of 
10852 2 struction in a guild of predators in an ecosystem dominated by the cyclic fluctuations of field 
n most vertebrate members of the forest ecosystem and start testing specific hypotheses on the  
14647 1 increase in uv-b radiation in a type of ecosystems particularly delicate in this respect, such  
10893 1 loss and degradation of tropical forest ecosystems and the associated impact on ecosystem servi 
10900 1 largest fresh water and tropical forest ecosystem in the world, representing over half of all t 
2161 3 rbance and biodiversity loss in natural ecosystems. in spite of recent emphasis on these proble 
structure and dynamics of the receiving ecosystem. the time-series facilitates an unparalleled  
ter a biological invasion in a northern ecosystem.  
2198 2 ts and other analyses. 4. processes and ecosystem impact ecosystem impact will be documented fo 
yses. 4. processes and ecosystem impact ecosystem impact will be documented for  
1106 1 ill be predicted in six selected areas: ecosystems. the developed scenarios will be used to eva 
2463 1 mically important aspects of the marine ecosystem such as biodiversity and plankton dynamics, h 
1983 1 ore accurate evaluation of mathematical ecosystem models.  
15574 2  the steps prescribed by the millennium ecosystem assessment for regional assessments of biodiv 
 based on results from wp4, and dynamic ecosystem models. nonlinear situations, with changes ac 
7247 2 nd resorption ' pollution of the forest ecosystem. it is hoped to relate the state of the plant 
 hoped to relate the state of the plant ecosystem with major steps in the evolution of anthropo 
10145 4 ral identity. in common with many other ecosystems, river basins are now subject to increasing  
heir livelihoods and wellbeing, and for ecosystems. throughout the research, the emphasis will  
n studying new ways in which people and ecosystems can increase resilience and adapt to change. 
 draw on the river basin and its linked ecosystems.  
10979 4 ral identity. in common with many other ecosystems, river basins are now subject to increasing  
heir livelihoods and wellbeing, and for ecosystems. throughout the research, the emphasis will  
n studying new ways in which people and ecosystems can increase resilience and adapt to change. 
 draw on the river basin and its linked ecosystems.  
14859 1 nservation of the biodiversity in these ecosystems in concordance with agricultural production  
13937 1 e in western baltic, a prerequisite for ecosystem approach to fish management.  
11154 1 xplain their ecological role in oceanic ecosystems.  
10139 2 ons and decision taking for sustainable ecosystems. it will link several social science techniq 
e that the conceptual framework linking ecosystem and livelihoods domains, knowledge networks a 
10146 2 ons and decision taking for sustainable ecosystems. it will link several social science techniq 
e that the conceptual framework linking ecosystem and livelihoods domains, knowledge networks a 
10658 2                                    lake ecosystems face multiple stresses including nutrient en 
 on biodiversity and the functioning of ecosystems worldwide and its effects are increasing bec 
9901 2                                    lake ecosystems face multiple stresses including nutrient en 
 on biodiversity and the functioning of ecosystems worldwide and its effects are increasing bec 
2213 1 ment actions as well as dynamics of the ecosystem. the goals are to: • examine the idea of dyna 
13483 1 large impact on individuals and aquatic ecosystems by changing important habitat factors such a 
13834 1 brings back important processes in this ecosystem. the primary effects of predation on the main 
2060 5 timately of the integrity and health of ecosystems. by accelerating the rate and expanding the  
vestigating the role wolverines have in ecosystem dynamics and their adaptation to ecosystem ch 
system dynamics and their adaptation to ecosystem changes are important to ensure effective wol 
 conservation and maintaining a healthy ecosystem diversity. focussing on the possibly isolated 
bility of the impact wolverines have on ecosystem dynamics, including human conflicts. studies  
2072 6 hallow water, is among the most diverse ecosystems on earth. crucial for the exceptional biodiv 
ractions, where terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems interact during different seasons. most of t 
ties represent potential threats to the ecosystems involved, and make intensified research an u 
ons between the terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, and their synergisms, as reflected in the s 
restrial and aquatic compartments. as a ecosystem level research project, it will improve our u 
nderstanding of highly diverse tropical ecosystem interactions, with special regards to a susta 
190 1 iate and upper trophic levels of marine ecosystems. first data on zooplankton in the gulf of ri