ecological disaster

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• ecological — ([ e]*k[ o] l[o^]j [i^]*kal), adj. of or pertaining to ecology; as, an ecological disaster. Syn: bionomic, bionomical. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• ecological — UK US /ˌiːkəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/ adjective ENVIRONMENT ► relating to ecology (= the relationship between living things and their environment) or the environment: »The industry has created thousands of jobs in rural communities but environmentalists believe …   Financial and business terms

• Ecological island — An ecological island is not necessarily an island surrounded by water, but is an area of land, isolated by natural or artificial means from the surrounding land, where a natural micro habitat exists amidst a larger differing ecosystem. Also, in… …   Wikipedia

• ecological — ec|o|log|i|cal [ ,ekə ladʒıkl ] adjective usually before noun * 1. ) relating to the environment and the way plants, animals, and humans live together and affect each other: worldwide ecological changes The earthquake has caused an ecological… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• ecological */ — UK [ˌiːkəˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)l] / US [ˌekəˈlɑdʒɪk(ə)l] adjective [usually before noun] 1) relating to the environment and the way that plants, animals, and humans live together and affect each other worldwide ecological changes The earthquake has caused an …   English dictionary

• ecological — e|co|lo|gi|cal [ˌi:kəˈlɔdʒıkəl US ˈla: ] adj [only before noun] 1.) connected with the way plants, animals, and people are related to each other and to their environment →↑environmental ▪ an ecological disaster 2.) interested in preserving the… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• ecological — adjective (only before noun) 1 connected with the way plants, animals, and people are related to each other and to their environment: an ecological disaster 2 interested in preserving the environment: ecological groups ecologically / kli/ adverb …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• ecological — adjective 1. characterized by the interdependence of living organisms in an environment an ecological disaster • Syn: ↑ecologic • Pertains to noun: ↑ecology (for: ↑ecologic), ↑ecology …   Useful english dictionary

• ecological — [ˌiːkəˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)l] adj relating to the environment and the way living things affect each other an ecological disaster[/ex] ecologically [ˌiːkəˈlɒdʒɪkli] adv …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• Ecological selection — (or environmental selection or survival selection or individual selection or asexual selection) refers to natural selection minus sexual selection, i.e. strictly ecological processes that operate on a species inherited traits without reference to …   Wikipedia

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