ecological
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Overfishing is also hurting corals as certain herbivores and predators help control algae and maintain an ecological balance, the organisation said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
“I’d be hard-pressed to choose an area that size that gives us that much biodiversity and ecological uniqueness and value anywhere along the California coastline,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
It said at every freshwater site, at least one metal or metalloid was present, at concentrations exceeding the level where "no adverse ecological effects are expected".
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
Sewage spills are on the rise, contaminating waterways, flooding streets and threatening ecological and public health.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
The differences between those trajectories were stamped by continental differences in domesticable plants and animals, germs, times of settlement, orientation of continental axes, and ecological barriers.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing ecological
The Omnivore's Dilemma
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The Modern Period, c. 1750 to c. 1914
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5.3: The First Industrial Revolution (Sources 1–7)
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