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ecosystem

[ee-koh-sis-tuhm, ek-oh-] / ˈi koʊˌsɪs təm, ˈɛk oʊ- /
NOUN
environment
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"If another animal feeds on that carcass and it is not dying, then definitely it is not a chemical," Joel Nyika, the Amboseli ecosystem manager for the Kajiado County authorities, told AFP.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

IAB Tech Lab updated its privacy standards to help ad-tech firms transmit consumer choices and data-deletion requests across the ad ecosystem.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

She said they were important to island ecosystems as they dropped seeds as they foraged, helping forest regeneration, and were a key indicator species for overall ecosystem health.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

And Oracle remains in an especially vulnerable position in the overall AI ecosystem — with almost half of its $638 billion backlog stemming from a single customer, OpenAI.

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

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

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

Without vultures, experts warn ecosystems lose a natural defence system.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

Higher ocean temperatures can also adversely affect marine ecosystems, as species move in search of cooler waters, disrupting food chains.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

Tiny animals are also extremely common in modern ecosystems.

From Science Daily Aug. 9, 2026

It found that, in some fire-prone ecosystems, protected areas experience larger burned areas and higher fire severity than comparable unprotected forests, largely associated with greater fuel loads and reduced accessibility.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

Combining the fruits of many ecosystems, Andean cultures both enjoyed a better life than they could have wrested from any single place and spread out the risk from the area’s frequent natural catastrophes.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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