Sentence examples for ecosystem roles from inspiring English sources

Small rodents are common inhabitants of farmlands where they play key ecosystem roles but can also be major pests when overabundant, causing crop damages and significant economic losses.

Putting such an approach into practice requires information sufficient to characterize important ecosystem roles and services, and a degree of governmental cooperation sufficient to implement conservation at an appropriate scale [8].

We reasoned that determining the genomic sequence of a B2 representative in the Prymnesiales would provide new information on haptophyte evolutionary origins and ecosystem roles.

Dr Riebesell is particularly interested in the ecosystem role of pteropods, also called sea butterflies.

The review focuses specifically on lichen epiphytes, highlighting their diversity and ecosystem role.

Beside their crucial ecosystem role, macrophytes are presently only represented by the duckweed Lemna in herbicide risk assessment in Europe[7].

Moreover, acquisitions are a great way to create business angels who give back to the ecosystem, role models for aspiring entrepreneurs, and more.

Ongoing wetland decline in Mauritius not only contributes to the loss of local biodiversity but reduces the larger ecosystem role these habitats play in regulating surface water and protecting adjacent marine habitats.

Regulating services are ecosystems' roles in mediating fluxes of water, energy, nutrients, pathogens, etc., that are essential to humans' very existence (Brauman et al. 2007).

According to Hudson et al. (2006) parasites play essential roles in ecosystem function and stability.

Accurate assessment of arthropod incidence can clarify various roles in ecosystem function and inform plans for conservation.