ecological
/ (ˌiːkəˈlɒdʒɪkəl) /
of or relating to ecology
(of a practice, policy, product, etc) tending to benefit or cause minimal damage to the environment
Derived forms of ecological
- ecologically, adverb
Words Nearby ecological
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How to use ecological in a sentence
In summary, the plastics industry is bloated and wasteful, it imposes enormous social and ecological costs, and people are sick of it.
Big Oil’s hopes are pinned on plastics. It won’t end well. | David Roberts | September 4, 2020 | VoxThe measure would offer tax breaks for ecological forestry that would promote selective tree logging instead of clearing large swaths of forest at once.
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown Calls for Audit After Our Reporting on a State Institute That Lobbied for the Timber Industry | by Tony Schick, OPB, and Rob Davis, The Oregonian/OregonLive | September 2, 2020 | ProPublicaThe first issue with this, according to the office, is ecological.
Watchdog Warns: SDG&E’s Tree-Trimming Plan Could Worsen Wildfires | MacKenzie Elmer | August 24, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoNow, geologic evidence and data on dinosaur habitats, combined with climate and ecological simulations, suggest it wasn’t the volcanism.
An asteroid impact, not volcanism, may have made Earth unlivable for dinosaurs | Megan Sever | July 17, 2020 | Science NewsDarwin wondered whether ecological space might simply “fill up” one day.
Evolution: Why It Seems to Have a Direction and What to Expect Next | Matthew Wills | June 10, 2020 | Singularity Hub
We would have considered an algae bloom to be a welcome sign of ecological renewal.
Despite the high ecological cost of palm oil, its cheap price has kept demand high.
Our Taste for Cheap Palm Oil Is Killing Chimpanzees | Carrie Arnold | July 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPolitical dysfunction and economic dysfunction reinforce each other to drive ecological dysfunction.
Green Politics Has to Get More Radical, Because Anything Less Is Impractical | Jedediah Purdy | April 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt was a new, ecological eye that saw new kinds of harms and legislated to cure them.
Green Politics Has to Get More Radical, Because Anything Less Is Impractical | Jedediah Purdy | April 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTClimate change is ecological but also economic, social, and political.
Green Politics Has to Get More Radical, Because Anything Less Is Impractical | Jedediah Purdy | April 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNatural selection plus geographical and ecological isolation has undoubtedly been operative in speciation and in subspeciation.
Speciation in the Kangaroo Rat, Dipodomys ordii | Henry W. SetzerObviously, the diversity of ecological niches in the rainforest is sufficient to support a variety of related species.
Amphibians and Reptiles of the Rainforests of Southern El Peten, Guatemala | William E. DuellmanNo ecological differences between this species and K. acutum were evident.
Amphibians and Reptiles of the Rainforests of Southern El Peten, Guatemala | William E. DuellmanThe second part of the study, now in preparation, deals with the ecological and historical geography of the herpetofauna.
The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacn, Mxico | William E. DuellmanNo details of ecological interest are given and there is no mention of natives.
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