ecosystems
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"A lot of people talk theoretically about ecosystems; I can tell you this is one of our sources of competitive advantage," Rood says.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Coral reefs support vibrant marine ecosystems, but also act as breakwaters, protecting coastlines from storm-driven erosion and flooding.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
There’s an inventiveness here that comes from the sprawl of the city — artists like myself who are constantly improvising, building their own ecosystems because nothing is handed to them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
With few other large predators competing for resources, Praearcturus may have been able to dominate its environment in a way that became much harder once terrestrial ecosystems grew more crowded and complex.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026
It might turn out that the same tendency underlies the joining of organisms into communities, communities into ecosystems, and ecosystems into the biosphere.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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