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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"biophysical modelling"”.
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Application of synchronisation theory to plankton patchiness
… applies a metapopulation dynamics approach to modelling a distribution of plankton by representing a region of ocean as an ensemble of plankton populations interacting through the stirring and mixing effects of the flow. The methods of synchronisation theory are applied within this framework to …
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Keeping it cool: mammal responses to microclimatic variation in disturbed Indonesian lowland forest.
… with mechanistic models of microclimate and biophysical models of animal bioenergetics to determine the impacts of forest edges and microclimate variation on mammals at a site of disturbed forest in the Sikundur region of Sumatra, Indonesia. First, I identify mammal-habitat associations and …
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Assessing the value of ecological intensification in improving smallholder farmers' food security and rural livelihoods in a changing climate
… and applicability in diverse and heterogeneous biophysical and socio-economic situations of smallholder farmers is still largely needed in sub Saharan Africa (SSA). This study aimed to assess the value of ecological intensification of agriculture to improve food production systems and …
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The fundamental role of spectral scattering in the ocean colour Phytoplankton Functional Type signal
… This has led to a pressing need for improved biophysical and causal understanding of Phytoplankton Functional Type (PFT) optical signals, in order that satellite radiometry may be used to detect ecologically relevant phytoplankton assemblage changes. This understanding can best be achieved …
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A General Platform for Ribosome Engineering
… a general solution to this problem by ap- plying biophysical modelling and computational design algorithms to discover 5’ untranslated regions and synonymous codon substitutions in orthogonal mRNAs that are highly and exclusively translated by orthogonal ribosomes in vivo. We leverage one of the …
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Stem and Progenitor Cells in Homeostatic Maintenance and Perturbation of the Pulmonary Epithelium
The histological changes which occur in the step-wise progression from a normal pseudostratified airway epithelium to lung squamous cell carcinoma in situ are well documented. However, the contribution of mutated tissue stem or progenitor cells to this process are poorly understood at the level of …
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Climate change impacts and adaptation: a New Zealand dairy system : A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master Master of Agricultural Science at Lincoln University
… to set up a baseline farm. Whole farm systems modelling was used to simulate climate change effects on the baseline farm in the middle and end of the 21st century. Two dynamically downscaled climate change scenarios for the baseline farm were provided by the National Institute of Water and …