Professor Enquist said the species that favoured such conditions were deciduous, canopy trees, and if the trend of drier conditions continued into the future then it would change the characteristics of tropical forests.
If the trend holds, the future of malls may not include stores at all.
One troubling trend for the future of football is the decline in participation.
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The trend of attaching headphones to celebrities will likely continue in the future.
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Professor Cipolla says Zoe is "the interface of the future", part of a trend towards abandoning the keyboard and mouse and finding new ways of relating to computers.
Now, Dr Charters has set about trying to help growers in the Champagne region decide the future of their industry, notably the trend towards smaller, more distinctive brands that reflect a particular "terroir" -- the combination of climate and soil composition that gives a wine its character.
While the unification figure of Hussein is now absent, the fear of the Sunnis concerning the future of their community remains, as does their determination to reverse this trend.
The key is to realize that momentum should never be used as a sole strategy for selecting securities and that the mere existence of a trend does not imply that it will continue into the future.
"I think you'll see more of it in the future, " Brandt said of the basketball trend because there are a lot more roster spots today for NFL players.
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Zandi believes it's largely the trend line that affects a voter's sense of well-being, because people project that trend into the future.
Their decision to keep interest rates below the inflation rate is driving equity valuations up out of necessity, and this trend will likely continue for the foreseeable future.
The trend should continue well into the future on rising disposable income, higher standards of livings and a younger demographic where almost half the population is under 25 and eagerly looks forward to exploring the increasingly interconnected world.
More Americans are working for themselves than ever before, a trend that says as much about the future of full-time work in large enterprises as its does about lifestyle choices among freelancers.
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Assuming that a similar trend continues in the future, we estimate a CAGR of 11.5% for the online apparel retail market which is slightly higher than 10% CAGR for the overall online retail market.
We anticipate this trend will continue for the foreseeable future, with storage virtualization accounting for a substantial portion of storage demand in the years ahead.
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Economists, extending that trend in a straight line into the future, competed with each other with dire forecasts of how soon the country would be bankrupt.
The resulting index is a mix of trend reportage, expert findings, data-rich analysis and future-positive prediction.
The transaction fee on American Express cards has reduced from over 2.23% in 2005 to current levels of around 2% and given the increasingly competitive landscape, the trend is expected to continue well into the future.
As Paul McGuinness, U2's manager, said to the Financial Times, the trend he most hoped for in 2010 was that technology companies would realize that their future depends on the rights of publishers, writers, designers and artists.
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