Sentences with phrase «complete ecosystem collapse»

Now, entire swathes of the Great Barrier Reef are suffering from «complete ecosystem collapse,» marine researcher Justin Marshall said after spending a week conducting surveys near Lizard Island in the northern region of the reef.

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And since the white - tailed ptarmigan is an «indicator species» for high - elevation ecosystems — the canary in the alpine — its path toward demise could signal the complete collapse of these ecosystems in the not - so - distant future.