essential
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The authors stress that ongoing monitoring is essential to detect early signs of population decline and to guide management decisions before serious ecological damage occurs.
From Science Daily
The researchers conclude that closing these knowledge gaps is essential for building the next generation of climate models, ones that more accurately reflect the biological complexity of the oceans.
From Science Daily
If a monument is "deemed essential, why was it not placed in any existing park or public place?"
From Barron's
Doctor Bryce Dyer, a professor of sport technology at the University of Bournemouth, says that because skeleton is head first it is essential that the helmet is aerodynamic to cut through the air.
From BBC
"Indigenous Arctic communities depend on the hunting of species like polar bears, seals, and walruses, for which sea ice provides essential habitat," said author Dimitri Kondrashov.
From Science Daily
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