tropical ecosystem
collocation in Englishmeaningsoftropicalandecosystem
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tropical
adjective
uk/ˈtrɒp.ɪ.kəl/us/ˈtrɑː.pɪ.kəl/
geography,environment
from or relating to the area between the ...
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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 oftropicalandecosystemfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Were they unaware of the ecological consequences of introducing exotic rabbits into atropicalecosystem?
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The most common type of disturbance within atropicalecosystemis fire.
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The role of plantation forests in rehabilitating degraded tropical ecosystems.
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Tropical ecosystems are usually considered very stable in relation to climatic conditions, but this generalization is not valid for savannas.
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Modelling soil organic matter dynamics and plant productivity in tropical ecosystems.
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One might suppose that if the organics in tropical ecosystems were in the mast, this condition would be mitigated.
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Despite their perceived importance, however, we have a poor understanding of the functional roles of different termite taxa in tropical ecosystems.
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Little is known about the ecological legacy of human disturbance in tropical ecosystems.
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Biologists have long been intrigued by the richness of tropical ecosystems, and the factors that may underlie geographic variation in diversity.
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Since most nutrients in atropicalecosystemare contained in the biomass of plants, fire is an important component of recycling these nutrients and therefore regenerating an ecosystem.
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Therefore, predator losses in diverse, tropical ecosystems may result in community and ecosystem consequences.
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Biomass consumption and behavior of wildland fires in boreal, temperate and tropical ecosystems: parameters necessary to interpret historic fire regimes and future scenarios.
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In this light, tree species that form annual rings in fire-prone tropical systems provide a valuable opportunity to improve our understanding of fire's long-term role in tropical ecosystems.
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Although cotylean flatworms are conspicuous predators in subtropical and tropical ecosystems, they are difficult to study.
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Tropical ecosystems may consist of rainforests, dry deciduous forests, spiny forests, desert and other habitat types.
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His scientific interests include assessing the impacts of deforestation, logging, hunting, wildfires, road expansion, and climatic change on tropical ecosystems and biodiversity.
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