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… threat to these areas. It is only in recent years that long-term (i) and large-scale research (ii) of the deep-sea … 1. Hydrothermal vents • Highly localised sites of high temperature fluid-escape from the seabed • Typically located …

… of animals. Mounting scientific evidence is confirming long-term suspicions that they do the same to human beings. Over … For example, the transport of POPs depends on temperature; in a process known as the "grasshopper effect", …

… concerned in order to keep the increase in global average temperature below 2°C above pre-industrial levels, and to … viable alternative, often more cost effective in the long term than technology investments or the construction and …

… and from north to south), enabling migrants to exploit the long days and abundant food resources of higher-latitude … under- funded and understaffed, with a reliance on short-term appointments, doubling up of personnel and a steady … temperatures Biome shifts, caused for example by temperature changes, is expected to result in the reduction …

… a particular territory or geographic area, or by using the term “country” in this document, IUCN and ADB do not intend … IEM approach to combat LD in the PRC’s western region as a long-term planning objective. The main purpose of the PRC-GEF … the area of the PRC affected by drought will expand, the temperature will rise, the effects of drought will worsen and …

… through legal or other effective means, to achieve the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem … begun to change or that offer microclimatic, rainfall, and temperature refugia). Mexico’s National Commission for …

… helps to reduce ‘genetic vulnerability’. This is a term used to describe the condition that results when every … consider local crop diversity a critical factor for the long-term productivity and viability of their agricultural … er th e In te rn at io na l T re at y M O D U LE II 16 low temperature and its associated sequence information may be a …

… restored and new ecosystems Figure 6. NbS as an umbrella term for ecosystem-related approaches Figure 7. Natural … parameters are proposed: ecological complexity, long-term stability, scale of ecological organisation, direct … efforts on climate change to be successful in keeping the temperature rise to well below 2 degrees C, action from all …

… of the topic “Protection of the atmosphere” in its long-term programme of work. The syllabus, containing a brief … vertically into four atmospheric spheres on the basis of temperature characteristics, namely, from the lower to upper …

… Between 5% and 20% of global freshwater use exceeds long-term sustainable supply and is met by water transfer or … climate can transform ecosystems. For example, changes in temperature and water availability can change survival and …