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In time, however, the zone of habitability post-impact can increase, where new habitat is created within rocks and the subsurface for existing biota to colonize.
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Conor Feehly, Discover Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
This suggests there might be a critical window during which farmers could shape the rumen’s biota for the animal’s lifetime, says Morgavi, who adds that the study still needs to be validated by other groups and under other conditions.
—Bob Holmes, Discover Magazine, 29 June 2024
The Maya practice of lining their reservoirs would have stabilized pH levels, particularly if the Maya also added soil or exploited naturally occurring sediment to ensure water lilies and other beneficial biota could thrive.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 9 Oct. 2023
Leaf mold used to top dress an area of a garden can improve the soil below as it is worked in by the agency of earthworms and other soil biota.
—Elizabeth Waddington, Treehugger, 7 Sep. 2023
In turn, dissolved PAHs, nicotine, BTEX and heavy metals can accumulate in the tissue of aquatic biota.
—Melissa Breyer, Treehugger, 4 May 2023
Collectively, these multicellular middle-man organisms are known as the Edicaran biota.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 May 2023
These ancient fossils, called Ediacara biota, are now protected as part of the new Nilpena Ediacara National Park, which opened to the public for the first time on Thursday, April 27.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2023
In particular, our species—a very minor player amid the planet’s biota even a few thousand years ago—is now the dominant predator on land and sea.
—Jan Zalasiewicz, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2016
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Conor Feehly, Discover Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
This suggests there might be a critical window during which farmers could shape the rumen’s biota for the animal’s lifetime, says Morgavi, who adds that the study still needs to be validated by other groups and under other conditions.
—Bob Holmes, Discover Magazine, 29 June 2024
The Maya practice of lining their reservoirs would have stabilized pH levels, particularly if the Maya also added soil or exploited naturally occurring sediment to ensure water lilies and other beneficial biota could thrive.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 9 Oct. 2023
Leaf mold used to top dress an area of a garden can improve the soil below as it is worked in by the agency of earthworms and other soil biota.
—Elizabeth Waddington, Treehugger, 7 Sep. 2023
In turn, dissolved PAHs, nicotine, BTEX and heavy metals can accumulate in the tissue of aquatic biota.
—Melissa Breyer, Treehugger, 4 May 2023
Collectively, these multicellular middle-man organisms are known as the Edicaran biota.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 May 2023
These ancient fossils, called Ediacara biota, are now protected as part of the new Nilpena Ediacara National Park, which opened to the public for the first time on Thursday, April 27.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2023
In particular, our species—a very minor player amid the planet’s biota even a few thousand years ago—is now the dominant predator on land and sea.
—Jan Zalasiewicz, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2016
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“Biota.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biota. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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biota
noun
bi·o·ta
bī-ˈōt-ə 
: the plants and animals of a region
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