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"forest ecologist" is a scientist who studies the relationships and interactions between plants, animals, and the environment in a forest. They learn how forests function, how they change over time, and how to manage them sustainably.
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«forest»
«ecologist»
Sentences with «forest ecologist»
- «For a forest, change is natural, not stability,» says forest ecologist Bogdan Jaroszewicz, who directs the University of Warsaw's Geobotanical Station here. (sciencemag.org)
- Dr. Daniel Nepstad, a leading tropical forest ecologist who now heads up conservation at the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, says that while these fears are valid, REDD may offer a better alternative than the status quo — which has long led to the displacement of native peoples from their lands at the hands of developers. (news.mongabay.com)
- «A biome shift is now occurring,» University of Alaska, Fairbanks, forest ecologist Glenn Juday said. (scientificamerican.com)
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