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ecosystem

[ee-koh-sis-tuhm, ek-oh-] / ˈi koʊˌsɪs təm, ˈɛk oʊ- /
NOUN
environment
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Ecosystem metabolism, influenced by factors such as temperature, light, and water flow, contributed 12% of the deoxygenation.

From Science Daily • May 17, 2026

They cost local economies a total of $423 billion, according to a 2023 report by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services -- equivalent to the entire GDP of Denmark.

From Barron's • Nov. 12, 2025

Online fradusters want to steal cardholder information and money on popular online shopping days like Cyber Monday, Visa’s Ecosystem Risk and Control team warns.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2024

“It was astonishing,” said research ecologist Jan Roletto, who sighted the whale about three miles west of Point Reyes National Seashore while aboard a research vessel for the Applied California Current Ecosystem Studies.

From Seattle Times • May 27, 2024

"We are now well into the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, but when doing restoration, we have to account for new pathways of species interacting in the food web."

From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2024




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