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Who famously said, "There is nothing static about an ecosystem; something is always happening"?

ecosystem

[ee-koh-sis-tuhm, ek-oh-] / ˈi koʊˌsɪs təm, ˈɛk oʊ- /
NOUN
environment
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The savings will be achieved by “unifying our enterprise tech stack, streaming ecosystem and broadcast architecture, merging parallel technology functions, leveraging AI coding tools and integrating platforms and systems.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

More than 11 million people are said to play Fantasy Premier League, which has become an increasingly prominent part of the wider football ecosystem.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

Their analysis revealed an exceptionally intricate food web, with an unusually large variety of apex predators occupying the highest levels of the ecosystem.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026

Still, “Nvidia likely has a wider moat than any other AI player, between its chips, its software ecosystem and the fact that developers are built around it,” he said in emailed comments.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

Food chains throughout the entire Australian ecosystem were broken and rearranged.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

Mitigation work like protecting existing woodlands and restoring carbon-rich peat soils would help safeguard upland ecosystems but also support downstream communities by "improving water quality and reducing flooding", it said.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

Paleoecology is the study of ancient ecosystems using clues preserved in fossils, sediments, and other natural records.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2026

The findings add to a growing body of research from the same scientific group suggesting that large animals played a far greater role in shaping Europe's ecosystems than previously recognized.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2026

Under this accord, nations set 23 global targets for 2030 including protecting 30 percent of land and oceans, tackling pollution and invasive species, and restoring degraded ecosystems.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

Planet Earth was separated into several distinct ecosystems, each made up of a unique assembly of animals and plants.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari


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