Sentences with phrase «other ancient ecosystems»
To this end, Kareiva advises conservationists to craft «a new vision of a planet in which nature — forests, wetlands, diverse species, and other ancient ecosystems — exists amid a wide variety of modern, human landscapes.»
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Similar analyses of fossils of other members of the same ancient ecosystem may reveal that multiple species participated in the ancient migrations, scientists say.
He points to research that shows that mammoths and other large herbivores trampling across the ancient Arctic ecosystems helped maintain the grasslands by knocking down trees and spreading grass seeds in the dung.
Scientists have also used drilling and other techniques to look at ancient ecosystems under other ice shelves, but those methods often leave an incomplete picture.