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Who famously said, "There is nothing static about an ecosystem; something is always happening"?

ecosystem

[ee-koh-sis-tuhm, ek-oh-] / ˈi koʊˌsɪs təm, ˈɛk oʊ- /
NOUN
environment
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Woolley said social media companies are the "wild card" in the influencer ecosystem.

From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2026

The latest upset in the industry has been the alleged spying scandal engulfing Nvidia, the linchpin of the AI ecosystem because of its deep pockets and advanced chips.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

The savings will be achieved by “unifying our enterprise tech stack, streaming ecosystem and broadcast architecture, merging parallel technology functions, leveraging AI coding tools and integrating platforms and systems.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

More than 11 million people are said to play Fantasy Premier League, which has become an increasingly prominent part of the wider football ecosystem.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

He’s calling scrubby pine trees and rocks an ecosystem?

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

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

Paleoecology is the study of ancient ecosystems using clues preserved in fossils, sediments, and other natural records.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2026

“Thus, ecosystems dominated by nonnative plants are characterized by reduced insect diversity, abundance, and biomass,” Tallamy and two co-authors wrote in a 2018 study.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

Navarro praised those countries making a "great sacrifice" to safeguard their threatened ecosystems -- but said not enough were following their lead.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 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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