Sentence examples for causing ecological damage from inspiring English sources
Some ecologists and environmentalists, however, are challenging the Forest Service's model, saying it is based on incomplete science and is causing ecological damage.
Fuel on board the ship was burned off in situ, but a significant amount was also spilled from the wreckage, causing ecological damage to the coastline.
This "connection" would cause ecological damage by increasing foot and bike traffic, ending the woods' unique "wilderness" quality that residents fought to protect when the woods were purchased by the village.
However, the use of peat causes ecological damage to the environment and economic disadvantages to ornamental plant producers.
Sophocleous (2002) indicated how the lowering of the water table and decrease in flow in soils near rivers (called the hyporheic zone) causes ecological damage to riparian vegetation.
When adsorbed to suspended particulate matter or introduced as paint particles, these compounds accumulate in marine sediments and potentially cause ecological damage to benthic organisms.
Some argue that the telescope would obstruct the scenic viewplane, while others are concerned that the construction will cause ecological damage, particularly to the Mauna Kea aquifer.
The president of the Coos Bay city council expressed concern that the proposed removal operation could cause ecological damage that would not occur if the ship were left on the beach.
Throughout this paper we use the term 'invasives' to mean non-native plant species capable of establishing, spreading and causing ecological and/or economic damage, and the term 'non-natives' to simply indicate species outside of their native range.
The mine was closed after the 1998 accident, during which a dam burst caused billions of liters of acidic mining tailings to spill, nearly causing serious ecological damage to the park.
Agent Orange was effective in killing vegetation but only at the price of causing considerable ecological damage to Vietnam and of exposing thousands of people to potentially toxic chemicals that would later cause serious and sometimes fatal health problems.
