ecosystem
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Brett Baker, a lawyer for the Central Delta Water Agency, said the lawsuit focuses on curbing the “degradation of the ecosystem, the community, the economy in the Delta.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
The company plans to rebuild its brand around the idea of a “phytosphere,” or plant-based ecosystem, said Brown.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
He says the series "carries the banner" for the console and gives people a "reason to be in the Xbox ecosystem" - something he says has been the company's mission since day one.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
In these patients, potentially harmful species such as Enterococcus faecium can flourish after much of the surrounding microbial ecosystem has been "destroyed."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
Because of the interconnectedness of an ecosystem, when any species is thrown off balance, the whole system is weakened and a chain reaction of failures is set in motion.
From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh
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The race to develop artificial intelligence is as much about creating ecosystems as it is about building chips and data centers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Some have already taken the project to court, fearing their land rights will not be respected, while environmental organisations including Greenpeace argues the refinery "threatens to damage one of East Africa's most fragile coastal ecosystems".
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
"We can no longer look at marine heatwaves in isolation when assessing the impact of warming events on coastal and oceanic ecosystems," said Mazzini.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
The state counts land under its 30x30 goals only if the area’s “natural land cover” is protected, with limited practices that could “degrade” the quality of the existing ecosystems.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 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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Vocabulary lists containing ecosystem
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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