local ecosystem

collocation in English

meaningsoflocalandecosystem

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local
adjective
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/ˈləʊ.kəl/us
/ˈloʊ.kəl/
from, existing in, serving, or responsible for a small area, especially of ...
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ecosystem
noun[C]
uk
/ˈiː.kəʊˌsɪs.təm/us
/ˈiː.koʊˌsɪs.təm/us
/ˈe.koʊˌsɪs.təm/
all the living things in an area and the way they affect each other and ...
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(Definition oflocalandecosystemfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Most released species that do nt immediately die out tend to find a small niche in thelocalecosystem.
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Birds are an especially important component of thelocalecosystemfor historical reasons.
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It may have been at the top of the food chain in itslocalecosystem.
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Some of this sedimentation is due to anthropogenic (human-made) pressures on thelocalecosystem.
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The tides create a significant mixing of the water, creating a richlocalecosystem.
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Furthermore, discharging large amounts of hot water may raise the temperature of the receiving river or lake to an unacceptable level for thelocalecosystem.
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Over the succeeding decades, elk populations grew so large that they unbalanced thelocalecosystem.
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However, these areas are extremely important to thelocalecosystem.
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It modifies thelocalecosystem, often replacing carbon-rich forest with agricultural or urban land use.
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Introduced species that have a negative effect on alocalecosystemare also known as invasive species.
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This is an example of the difficulty of combating invasive species as seemingly quick and cost effective solutions have complicated effects on thelocalecosystem.
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As the health of thelocalecosystemdepends on fire, the practice of fire suppression has caused the degradation of the habitat.
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The delegation surveyed thelocalecosystem, finding moles and sheep, studied the local marine life, and examined whether the islands would support human habitation.
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British explorers did not set foot on the island until 1967, when a team of scientists visited to investigate thelocalecosystem.
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As population growth continues to increase, increasing pressure is being placed on thelocalecosystemto provide these basic essentials.
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Biomes are often identified with particular patterns of ecological succession and climax vegetation (quasiequilibrium state of thelocalecosystem).
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It is suggested that the local ecosystems returned to normal within 100 years.
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Early settlements had a major impact on thelocalecosystem, and caused many extinctions, particularly amongst bird species, as well as introducing foreign plants and animals and increasing erosion rates.
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Both factors may improve the ability of local ecosystems to withstand environmental shocks.
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Thelocalecosystemseemed to have changed, with forage fish, such as capelin, which used to provide food for the cod, increasing in numbers and now eating the juvenile cod.
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