The researchers used the model to test a simple scenario in which social interactions and cultural factors are excluded, revealing the influence of ecological factors alone. (sciencedaily.com)
Here, we review the importance of forest genetic resources as a source of evolutionary potential for adaptation to changes in climate and other ecological factors. (pacificclimate.org)
This link held up after ecological factors that also influence extinction, such as weather and habitat size, were taken into account. (sciencemag.org)