marine ecology

collocation in English

meaningsofmarineandecology

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marine
adjective[before noun]
uk
/məˈriːn/us
/məˈriːn/
related to the sea or ...
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ecology
noun[U]
uk
/iˈkɒl.ə.dʒi/us
/iˈkɑː.lə.dʒi/
the relationships between the air, land, water, animals, plants, etc., usually of a particular area, or the scientific study ...
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(Definition ofmarineandecologyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Only in this way can we begin to get themarineecologyin some sort of global balance.
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Human sewage gathering on the sea bed has serious effects onmarineecologygenerally.
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It will include a comprehensive assessment of the impact on themarineecologyand fisheries.
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In fact, it has been argued that long sea outfalls are worse formarineecology, and mammals such as dolphins are probably more seriously affected.
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That is unsatisfactory, and it has serious implications for human health and, perhaps more importantly, formarineecology.
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Will he also ensure that industrial fishing, which is a major threat tomarineecology, is not more tightly regulated but banned completely?
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The effect of such fishing onmarineecologyis drastic, and the by-catches of the small-mesh nets used cannot be underestimated.
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I agree that coastal management is not only about preservingmarineecologybut about trying to ensure a better balance between economic interests and conservation.
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I have been able to reassure correspondents that special conditions have been and will be attached to licences in these areas to safeguard theirmarineecology.
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I would say to other parliamentarians that we must not think of fishing as being marginal; what we are talking about here is the widermarineecology.
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The technical measures we are approving here represent a new step on the road towards the preservation of fish stocks and of a balancedmarineecology.
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Whales are an integral part of themarineecologyand the state of whale stocks is a biological indicator of the ecological health of our seas.
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Destruction of plankton in one estuary may mean irreversible harm tomarineecology, resulting in fish famine.
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Action to preserve wildlife and themarineecologydoes not pay any attention to national frontiers.
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Detergents damage themarineecology.
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He is the author of about 120 papers on international journals of zoology, ethology, marine biology andmarineecology.
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As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology,marineecologyand marine geology.
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It has active research programs in archaeology, earth sciences, terrestrial ecology andmarineecology.
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The institute operates world-wide in all ocean basins, specialising in climate dynamics,marineecologyand biogeochemistry, and ocean floor dynamics and circulation.
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They are important inmarineecology: as the infected bacteria burst, carbon compounds are released back into the environment, which stimulates fresh organic growth.
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