The phrase "ecological forces" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It refers to the natural processes and factors that influence and shape an ecosystem. Example: "The presence of predators, along with changes in climate and nutrient availability, are just some of the ecological forces that affect the population dynamics of a certain species."
One of the major interests of evolutionary ecology is understanding the ecological forces that are responsible for the evolution and coexistence of closely related sympatric species.
In a sense, two negative ecological forces cancelled each other out.
Despite the current vogue for globalization, Mr. Flynn and Mr. Giraldez argue, these two silver cycles show that powerful economic, demographic and ecological forces linked the world long before the 20th century.
As in his novels — from "The Heart of Redness" to "The Whale Caller" — a profound environmental consciousness informs his autobiography, an attentiveness to the vital interplay between rural communities and the ecological forces that sustain them.
We address this knowledge gap by developing a new typology incorporating political, economic, and ecological forces shaping GI implementation.
This distinction may seem subtle, but the idea of animal culture turns on the requirement of first excluding ecological forces as an explanation for behaviors.
Oyster reefs were once a major ecological force in coastal waters all around the globe.
Owners who manage for commodities or habitat tended to view fire as a historically important and persistent ecological force.
He was certain then that the world would soon need a private, citizen-led, ecological police force to keep corporations and governments in check.
After ecological objections forced subterranean pipeline crossings (in order to allow caribou to cross), engineers developed a system by which the ground near the pipeline would be refrigerated by chilled brine.
For small bats with high intestinal permeability, vulnerability to hydrophilic toxins could be an important ecological driving force, constraining food exploratory behavior, limiting the breadth of the dietary niche, and selecting for compensatory behaviors such as searching for and ingesting specific substances that inhibit hydrophilic toxin absorption [53].
