ecological

/ ˌiːkəˈlɒdʒɪkəl /

adjective

1. of or relating to ecology

2. (of a practice, policy, product, etc) tending to benefit or cause minimal damage to the environment

Other Word Forms

• ecologically adverb

Example Sentences

Instead, they represent centuries of experimentation as communities responded to shifting ecological and social conditions.

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Because chaparral does not pose a notably greater fire risk as it ages, letting the park burn would not accomplish any significant ecological or wildfire risk reduction goals, she said.

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Their findings imply that even small seismic events can drive meaningful ecological shifts underground.

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President Masoud Pezeshkian and the administrative state are attempting to sort out Iran’s vast economic and ecological troubles.

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“This circular process of evaluation draws the testing and remediation out for months,” said Andrew Whelton, a professor of civil, environmental and ecological engineering at Purdue University.

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