How to Use ecology in a Sentence

ecology

noun

• As the 1990s wore on, though, road ecology gained steam.
  — Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Sep. 2023
• The ecology of Wolf Point Creek, which emerged from a melting glacier, has been studied for decades.
  — Lesley Evans Ogden, Discover Magazine, 7 Apr. 2023
• The winemaker maintains a firm eye on ecology to preserve wildlife and the health of the ecosystem.
  — Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
• Its main goal is to recreate the Ice Age ecology, and slow the thawing of Arctic permafrost.
  — Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 6 Feb. 2023
• Now the Panthera team is back with a new study, marking the most extensive research on the ecology of this species in the wild.
  — Melissa Breyer, Treehugger, 4 Apr. 2023
• The return of hellbenders also helps keep the ecology of the rivers in balance.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 17 Aug. 2023
• During the build-out, Harper and her team took extra steps to ensure the ecology of the land would be preserved.
  — Hannah Selinger, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2023
• The half-mile route is paved and provides a nice introduction to the habitats and ecology of the Sonoran Desert.
  — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 12 June 2023
• The rapid flow of freshwater into the Black Sea could also damage fisheries and the wider ecology of the northwest part of the sea.
  — Time, 7 June 2023
• The on-board guides are hand-picked and have many years’ experience in the ecology and wildlife of Galápagos.
  — Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2022
• At the same time, the ecology of the Northwoods is becoming more tenuous.
  — Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Mar. 2024
• In the meantime, the Moore Lab Project aspires to become a hub for urban parrot ecology.
  — Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2024
• Such forests not only offer salve for the soul, but their role in Earth’s ecology is arguably crucial to the health of our planet.
  — Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
• Eva had a degree in ecology and was hoping to leave her office job for something more hands-on.
  — Sonya Bennett-Brandt, WIRED, 22 Dec. 2022
• Francis — who took the name of the patron saint of ecology — stands out among popes in his push to make environmentalism a core part of the faith.
  — Chico Harlan, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2023
• The trail will pass the ecology center and include a river overlook and trailhead with a bathroom, bike racks and a parking lot.
  — John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Jan. 2024
• Rent a bike to tour the lake on wheels or stop by the historic Howe House for interactive exhibits on the ecology of the lake and surrounding areas.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2023
• The arrival of the 21-year-old right whale, named Porcia, and her calf was documented by the center’s right whale ecology program team.
  — Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Mar. 2023
• Wetlands play an integral role in the ecology of the watershed.
  — Jake Frederico, The Arizona Republic, 19 June 2023
• The general idea here is that good ecology is good economics.
  — John F. Wasik, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2023
• Most of his talk – on global ecology – was already prepared.
  — USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2024
• The flamingo is a useful totem for local ecology—but, as the Agarwals have found, it can also be reduced to an empty symbol.
  — Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Dec. 2022
• There’s a certain kind of writing about ecology and balance that can make the natural world seem like this placid place of beauty and harmony.
  — David Marchese David Marchese, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2023
• The exhibit features an eight-channel speaker setup that gives voice to the ecology and soundscapes of the Little Calumet River.
  — Bill Jones, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2023
• From the platform of that persona, Belaney found a wide audience between the world wars for writings and lectures that were prescient about the role of beavers in wilderness ecology.
  — Richard Adams Carey, WSJ, 2 Dec. 2022
• The regional ecology dictates where and how hubs grow; city centers move inland, away from rising seas.
  — National Geographic, 12 Jan. 2023
• The findings by the team in Beijing underscore a core principle in ecology: that an imbalance at one level of the food chain can cascade to throw all the others off.
  — Meaghan Tobin, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2023
• Proceeds from the song will help stop the proliferation of farmed salmon that could endanger the ecology of Iceland’s native fish.
  — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2023
• And this idea of ecology, our awareness of the network or web of connections in physics and nature and biology, there’s a sense of wonder in that connection.
  — Vaughn Vreeland David Marchese, New York Times, 10 Dec. 2023
• Most of these restoration attempts were carried out when ecology was still a young science, without a strong sense of the relationships among species and their habitats.
  — Michelle Nijhuis, The New York Review of Books, 30 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024