Sentences with phrase «full ecological functioning»

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There is a wildness in the healthy functioning of biodiverse ecological systems, and there is a different wildness that comes from understanding that the world is full of things that aren't us.

Including littoral, wetland, and mangrove ecosystems, to seagrass beds interspersed with lagoonal reefs, to the outer barrier reef platform and oceanic atolls, this ecological gradient provides for a full complement of life - cycle needs, supporting critical spawning, nesting, foraging, and nursery ecosystem functions.

However, the lack of a clear understanding of the mechanisms of calcification and its metabolic or structural function means that it is difficult, at present, to reliably predict the full consequences of CO2 - induced ocean acidification on the physiological and ecological fitness of calcifying organisms.