ecosystems
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These findings provide the first evidence of marine subsidization in prehistoric ecosystems, indicating that nutrients originating in the ocean were entering food chains on land millions of years ago.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 15, 2026
Rather than concentrating on areas that have already been explored extensively, scientists can focus on locations with the greatest potential to reveal something new about Earth's prehistoric ecosystems.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2026
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
This loss of grazing pressure has changed how vegetation develops across much of the continent, helping explain why present-day European ecosystems differ so dramatically from those of the distant past.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2026
To survive in this steep, narrow hodgepodge of ecosystems, Andean communities usually sent out representatives and colonies to live up- or downslope in places with resources unavailable at home.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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