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The deal was a rare victory for conservation efforts in a region where mining, logging and agriculture are increasingly threatening ecosystems and forests.
Geiszler said there are numerous benefits to having healthy trees, including their ability to house entire ecosystems, provide shade and reduce sun exposure, moderate temperatures in the park, prevent soil erosion and slow stormwater runoff.
The abundance and distribution of frogs over time is an important indicator of the health of aquatic ecosystems.
Arons also teases that Machinima will also soon announce new projects that will fit into the larger WBDN ecosystem.
But the film, based in large part on Vega-Thurber’s research and that of other reef experts, is about much more than fish and the underground ecosystem.
Some people wanted it to be converted to a greenspace; others wanted it to be turned into a lake with a permeable basin, an actual, viable ecosystem for fish and birds that people could also use for recreation, not unlike Echo Park Lake.
Increasingly, there seems to be no line or distinction between those two information ecosystems.
The Iranian tanker sank nearly three weeks ago, raising worries about damage to the marine ecosystem.
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