ecosystem
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There he has dreams to create a community where elders who are hikers can live together in the montane longleaf pine ecosystem.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
Product ecologist at Nature Metrics, Dr George Muscatt, said the eDNA was "tiny traces or fingerprints of DNA that species in that ecosystem have left behind".
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
"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
The profit slowdown came as the Shenzhen-based company, China’s largest by market capitalization, said it is more than doubling its AI spending this year, targeting both foundational models and AI agents for deep ecosystem integration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
In order to reach Australia, humans had to cross a number of sea channels, some more than 60 miles wide, and upon arrival they had to adapt nearly overnight to a completely new ecosystem.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
Its diet likely included smaller animals, suggesting that it played the role of a small predator in the Triassic ecosystems of southern Brazil.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 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
When Silescelida acristata lived, terrestrial ecosystems were still recovering from the Permian–Triassic extinction event, which occurred about 252 million years ago.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 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
State requirements are modified as much as possible to complement the ecosystems emphasis.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
Vocabulary lists containing ecosystem
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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