| 单词 | ecosystem |
| 释义 | ecosystem (iːkoʊsɪstəm , US ekə- ) Word forms: ecosystems 1. countable noun An ecosystem is all the plants and animals that live in a particular area together with the complex relationship that exists between them and their environment. [technical] Madagascar's ecosystems range from rainforest to semi-desert. ...the forest ecosystem. 2. countable noun An ecosystem is a complex and interconnected system, especially one that involves technology. Much of what we need to deliver a world-class innovation ecosystem is already in place. What is needed is an industrial strategy that acknowledges the unique ecosystems created by senior public sector activity. Collocations: damage the ecosystem They are an introduced species and damage the ecosystem. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If other products are brought inside along with pests and diseases, it would damage the ecosystem seriously and add millions of costs in the local agricultural businesses. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Levels of hunting, fishing and transitory cultivation are increasing, and damaging the ecosystem. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The area has been fenced off due to an increase of tourists into the area, damaging the ecosystem in the area. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Other weedy species have been able to expand their range without actually living in human environments, as human activity has damaged the ecosystems of other species. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The Gulf of Mexico is one of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Their role in maintaining soil stability and diverse ecosystems is vital. Times, Sunday Times (2006) It also works with the wildlife trusts in Herefordshire to ensure that its orchards foster diverse ecosystems. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The effect-response framework states that plant functional traits link the abiotic environment to ecosystem functioning. 2017, 'Relationships between abiotic environment, plant functional traits, and animal body size at Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania.', PLoS ONE Bioturbation contributes to soil formation and ecosystem functioning. 2015, 'Effects of short term bioturbation by common voles on biogeochemical soil variables.', PLoS ONE Megafaunal organisms play a key role in ecosystem functioning in the deep-sea through bioturbation, bioirrigation and organic matter cycling. 2010, 'The trophic biology of the holothurian <i>Molpadia musculus</i>: implications for organic matter cycling and ecosystem functioning in a deep submarine canyon', Biogeosciences Cryogenic land surface processes characterise the periglacial realm and control landscape development and ecosystem functioning. 2017, 'Statistical modelling predicts almost complete loss of major periglacial processes in Northern Europe by 2100', Nature Communications When you rip out an apex predator, the entire ecosystem can collapse. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The peregrine represents not only his own glory, but the deeper and more important glory of the entire ecosystem. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Experts fear the entire ecosystem could be affected. The Sun (2009) Those gnashers might just be responsible for keeping an entire ecosystem alive. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Lichens take in nutrients from the atmosphere and help feed the forest ecosystem, and all the plant life provides shelter for wildlife. Times, Sunday Times It can be along the perimeter, at specific elevations, or dispersed throughout the forest ecosystem. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Their traditional knowledge, acquired over centuries of interaction with their surrounding environment, leads the communities to protect and sustain the forest ecosystem. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 On a statewide basis, sustainable forest management creates a healthy and diverse forest ecosystem that produces abundant timber and other forest products. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These termites play an important roll in the forest ecosystem and cultivate fungus gardens. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Walkers must stick to the paths to avoid damaging fragile ecosystems. Times, Sunday Times (2010) And there is real concern about the effects of the heavily toxic cotton industry on fragile ecosystems. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Environmental campaigners fear that drilling could damage the fragile ecosystem. Times, Sunday Times (2015) A different kind of ice algae live on glacier surfaces, a permanently cold freshwater ecosystem. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The rivers of the ecoregion have the highest species richness of any freshwater ecosystem. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Visitors can then explore the themed village surrounding the ride, intended to educate people about freshwater ecosystems. The Sun Widespread effects of climatic warming on freshwater ecosystems. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Freshwater ecosystems contain 41% of the world's known fish species. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For leftliberals, the winning pitch need not change: emphasise harm to the world's poorest and most vulnerable, as well as protecting the global ecosystem. Times, Sunday Times Its explanation also referred to 'a first-of-its-kind approach to enable seamless collaboration across a global ecosystem of 1,500 technologists, strategists and creatives'. Times, Sunday Times For reefs, warming waters and acidification are closing in like a pair of jaws that threaten to make them the first global ecosystem to disappear. Times, Sunday Times Emphasis may have moved from local ecosystems to the global ecosystem. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The second major direction involves the nature of the global ecosystem.... Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The pond builds up a healthy ecosystem, in which organisms such as zooplankton consume bacteria and the phytoplankton that becomes algae. Times, Sunday Times Far from being a menace, they are playing a vital role in sustaining a healthy ecosystem. Times, Sunday Times Only a healthy ecosystem can support a predator. Times, Sunday Times To reverse this cycle we need to manage the sea as a healthy ecosystem, not just a parlour for the fishing industry. Times, Sunday Times A healthy ecosystem, therefore, will have patches of land at different levels of succession. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The state's 90 farms, which raise the reptiles for their skin and meat, are subject to laws to maintain the ecosystem. Times, Sunday Times To be able to maintain that ecosystem frequent burnings of the forest needs to happen. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Expansion and encroachment of the rainforest on the surrounding savannas and openings are major difficulties of maintaining the ecosystem. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The current management plan for the species seems to focus around maintaining the ecosystem it currently lives in. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The well had maintained the ecosystem of the creek since a decline in the number of springs that had fed it. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There are vulnerable marine ecosystems down there that will take a long time to recover - tens or hundreds of years. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The dynamics of marine ecosystems remain little understood so the impact of degraded plastic has yet to be assessed. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The damage we are doing to the sea bed affects the whole marine ecosystem. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Threats to their survival will ripple up through the ocean ecosystem, from humble finfish to the great whales. Times, Sunday Times This time-series of oceanographic and fisheries data allows scientists to assess the human impact and effects of climate change on the coastal ocean ecosystem. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Many types of fish may be caught in the area due to the rich ocean ecosystem. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Plankton drive the biological pump, a process by which the ocean ecosystem transports carbon from the surface euphotic zone to the ocean's depths. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Can adequate protection be put in place fast enough to prevent the complex weave of ocean ecosystems from unravelling? Times, Sunday Times The funds for park restoration could also be used to protect this ecosystem, and educate the public in understanding the value of this significant coastal salt-marsh habitat. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The reserve protects the ecosystems of coastal area and also near coastal sea algae communities. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The reserve measures 655acreha 0 and protects an ecosystem that has since been largely deforested in the surrounding area. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They were reintroduced to restore the ecosystem stability that they provide as top predators, including managing high elk populations, which had inhibited new vegetation growth. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The player must then complete different puzzles, such as growing berries and breeding butterflies, to eventually restore the ecosystem of the island. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In late 2005, the government constituted a high-level committee to restore the ecosystem, and in the summer of 2006 the locals formed an environment committee to protect the wetland. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But what should managers aim to restore their ecosystems to? Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Program objectives include: the recuperation, protection, and conservation of wetlands; restoring the ecosystem services that these wetlands provide to biodiversity; enjoyment of these landscapes; and improved environmental education. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The peat, over time, will create a terrestrial ecosystem. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He co-authored a recent paper calling for better understanding of plastics in terrestrial ecosystems, labeling them an emerging threat. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Marshes can often be found at the edges of lakes and streams, where they form a transition between the aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In most terrestrial ecosystems ants are ecologically and numerically dominant, being the main invertebrate predators. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This engineering discipline combines basic and applied science from engineering, ecology, economics, and natural sciences for the restoration and construction of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 And the health of this unique ecosystem depends on this tree. Christianity Today The cliff's unique ecosystem hosts lichens, as well as cedar trees, some of which may be as much as five hundred years old. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They offer a rich bird fauna that includes some habitat specialists due to the unique ecosystem the blackwater inundation provides. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The mangroves have formed vast clumps of saltwater-tolerant coastal forests which have created a unique ecosystem linking the river and the sea. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The finds have been attributed to the cave's isolation, which has created a unique ecosystem. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It lies within the riverine and palustrine wetland ecosystem. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Mosses and lichens are abundant in its wetland ecosystem. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Farmers are a particular benefactor of wetland ecosystem services. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The restoration of this coastal wetland ecosystem will encourage many of these species to return. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It had an extremely rich wetland ecosystem forming a refuge for vast quantities of waterbirds and local wildlife. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 So yes, when an apex predator like the wolf is taken away, the whole ecosystem suffers. Christianity Today (2000) The lesson of Lyme Bay is that the protection of features does not work without management of the whole ecosystem. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Now we know that the human body is not so much a single organism, but a whole ecosystem. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Bees keep the whole ecosystem ticking. The Sun (2009) Translations: Chinese: 生态系统 Japanese: 生態系 |
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