Sentences with phrase «dramatic ecological effects»
It also suggests that the sudden drop in the local population had dramatic ecological effects, including an increase in forest fires.
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«Mosquitofish populations with more females have greater ecological impact: Scientists investigating ecological consequences of sexual dimorphism and sex ratio variation in mosquitofish populations found dramatic effects.»
More importantly, edge effects create species communities near edges that bear little resemblance to the communities of forest interiors, and this species turnover likely reflects dramatic changes to the ecological functioning of modified forest habitats.
For example, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of children entering foster care due to prenatal substance exposure.36 The negative effects of substance exposure on the fetus and developing child have been extensively documented, although scholars emphasize the variability in outcomes as well as the contribution of multiple ecological factors to outcome.37