ecological

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This ability allows Balanophora to spread quickly into the narrow ecological niche it prefers: dark, moist forest undergrowth where few other plants can survive.

From Science Daily

They built a detailed ecological network using fossil body sizes, feeding traits, and comparisons with modern animals that fill similar roles today.

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"Instead of suppressing those fires and putting them out, we've got to let them do good ecological work to help us tackle this challenge when risk is low."

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In addition to being an ecological and social problem, desertification is also an economic burden, costing an estimated six percent of Central Asia's GDP annually, according to the World Bank.

From Barron's

Woylies play an important ecological role because they can move several tonnes of soil each year while searching for their preferred mushroom foods.

From Science Daily