We found 31 examples of how to use ecosystems in an English sentence.
Sentences 1 to 25 of 31.
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| 1. | Permaculture (permanent agriculture) is the practical conscious design and maintenance of agriculturally productive ecosystems which have the diversity, stability, and resilience of natural ecosystems. It is the harmonious integration of landscape and people providing their food, energy, shelter, and other material and non-material needs in a sustainable way. | |
| 2. | "So while we are worried about numerous ecosystems around the world, we really need to be putting special attention on our delta systems and the wetlands and all the other ecosystems they support," she added. | |
| 3. | Will humanity be able to prevent the degradation of ecosystems? | |
| 4. | Dynamite fishing is extremely destructive to reef ecosystems. | |
| 5. | Ecosystems are degrading rapidly all around the Earth. | |
| 6. | Introducing foreign plants, such as palm trees can damage ecosystems. | |
| 7. | The introduction of foreign plants and animals can cause severe damage to ecosystems. | |
| 8. | Halting the decline of the planet's ecosystems may be the most difficult challenge humanity has ever faced. | |
| 9. | The local ecosystems are under threat. | |
| 10. | The local ecosystems are threatened. | |
| 11. | The U.S. Pacific Islands region includes more than 2,000 islands spanning millions of square miles of ocean. Rising air and ocean temperatures, shifting rainfall patterns, changing frequencies and intensities of storms and drought, decreasing streamflows, rising sea levels, and changing ocean chemistry will threaten the sustainability of globally important and diverse ecosystems as well as local communities, livelihoods, and cultures. | |
| 12. | Ecosystems and the benefits they provide to society are being affected by climate change. | |
| 13. | The capacity of ecosystems to buffer the impacts of extreme events like fires, floods, and severe storms is being overwhelmed. | |
| 14. | Events such as droughts, floods, wildfires, and pest outbreaks associated with climate change (for example, bark beetles in the West) are already disrupting ecosystems. | |
| 15. | Ocean waters are becoming warmer and more acidic, broadly affecting ocean circulation, chemistry, ecosystems, and marine life. More acidic waters inhibit the formation of shells, skeletons, and coral reefs. | |
| 16. | The length of the frost-free season (and the corresponding growing season) has been increasing nationally since the 1980s, with the largest increases occurring in the western United States, affecting ecosystems and agriculture. Across the United States, the growing season is projected to continue to lengthen. | |
| 17. | The oceans are currently absorbing about a quarter of the carbon dioxide emitted to the atmosphere annually and are becoming more acidic as a result, leading to concerns about intensifying impacts on marine ecosystems. | |
| 18. | The primary culprits in eutrophication appear to be excess nitrogen and phosphorus—from sources including fertilizer runoff and septic system effluent to atmospheric fallout from burning fossil fuels—which enter waterbodies and fuel the overgrowth of algae, which, in turn, reduces water quality and degrades estuarine and coastal ecosystems. | |
| 19. | Rising noise levels can negatively impact ocean animals and ecosystems. | |
| 20. | Invasive species are capable of causing extinctions of native plants and animals, reducing biodiversity, competing with native organisms for limited resources, and altering habitats. This can result in huge economic impacts and fundamental disruptions of coastal and Great Lakes ecosystems. | |
| 21. | Parts of the world are feeling the strain of record-breaking heatwaves, drought, devastating floods and raging wildfires. They are having a widespread impact on human health, agriculture, ecosystems and infrastructure. | |
| 22. | Natural ecosystems, agricultural systems, water resources, and the benefits they provide to society are adapted to past climate conditions and their natural range of variability. | |
| 23. | The invasive European green crab is tearing down ecosystems in Newfoundland and building them up on Cape Cod. | |
| 24. | Around the world, invasive species are a major threat to many coastal ecosystems and the benefits they provide, from food to clean water. | |
| 25. | Around the world, invasive species are a major threat to many coastal ecosystems and the benefits they provide, from food to clean water. Attitudes among scientists are evolving, however, as more research demonstrates that they occasionally carry a hidden upside. |