ecosystems

Example Sentences

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Makepeace-Warne said that while someone might not think of vast and luscious rainforests in the Isle of Man, such ecosystems once covered almost all of the Celtic island.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Firefighters were seeking to contain the fire using preexisting features such as roads, ridges and trails rather than carving a fire line through the island’s sensitive ecosystems, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Overall, the findings highlight the growing impact of climate warming on flowing freshwater ecosystems, also known as lotic ecosystems.

From Science Daily • May 17, 2026

The web may be the most important metaphor of our time, from our web-of-life ecosystems to the World Wide Web that connects our devices.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Scientists never expected there to be any living organisms there because it was so hot and so poisonous, but there are whole ecosystems there.

From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon