ecological factor
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ecological
adjective
uk/ˌiː.kəˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/us/ˌiː.kəˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl/
relating to ecology or ...
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factor
noun[C]
uk/ˈfæk.tər/us/ˈfæk.tɚ/
a fact or situation that influences the result ...
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(Definition ofecologicalandfactorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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This can be considered of key importance in arid and semi-arid areas where water is a limitingecologicalfactor.
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We found that a basicecologicalfactorlike host body size seems to be more significant for explaining within-brood distribution of parasites in bee-eater than the quality of the host.
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Protozoan grazing is a keyecologicalfactorin controlling bacterial biofilms.
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However, if the households were in control of different landholdings, and production varied by size of plot or otherecologicalfactor, this might also be reflected in the diet.
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Human ecology began in the early 20th century and it recognized humans as anecologicalfactor.
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Waste is both an economical and anecologicalfactorin print production.
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Ecological factors in schistosome transmission, and an environmentally benign method for controlling snails in a recreational lake with a record of schistosome dermatitis.
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These ecological factors, together with the landscape patterns and their exploitation also influence the survival of appropriate definitive and intermediate hosts.
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Canine leishmaniasis : pathological and ecological factors influencing transmission of infection.
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Thus, it is important to address the influences of ecological factors associated with parent trees in a study of temporal dynamics of seed predation.
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Chapter 1 is a brief review of ocean circulation, basic carbonate chemistry, and ecological factors such as nutrients in influencing carbonate production.
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However, populations cannot continue to expand indefinitely and are necessarily regulated in size by various ecological factors.
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However, little is known about the impact of ecological factors, such as predation risk, on the evolution of ectoparasite life-traits.
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The koppies are a catchment area and it is sad to think how indiscriminate building has affected this importantecologicalfactorin a land where there is never enough water.
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However, ecological factors, discussed below, might help explain the abundance of schistosome-free pomatiopsid species.
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The variation we observed among species in their relationships with light and herbivory might have resulted from the interactions with other ecological factors.
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Because these ecological factors associated with the trees were correlated with each other in this study, we can not analyze interactions among them.
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These differences are probably due to geomorphological and ecological factors, which contribute to the survival of the tapeworm eggs and the subsequent spread of infection.
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In the survey of small burghs the most significant associations between mental illness and certain ecological factors occurred in the coastal/fishing small burghs.
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