ecologically
Americanadverb
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For forest ecosystems, they are ecologically valuable, including as prey.
From Slate ● Apr. 28, 2026
Forty-eight MPAs have already been identified as part of an "ecologically significant" network of places "deserving of enhanced protection".
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2026
But there has been no suggestion of halting development in the worst-affected and most ecologically sensitive areas, like Batang Toru, where Martabe is located.
From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026
Dry float tanks are also more ecologically friendly because the water is sealed inside the system and typically only replaced every several months to years, rather than being regularly drained and replenished.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2026
Instead, what cries out for explanation is the failure of food production to appear, until modern times, in some ecologically very suitable areas that are among the world’s richest centers of agriculture and herding today.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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