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ecologist

[ ih-kol-uh-jist, ee-kol- ]

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noun

a scientist or researcher whose field of study involves the relationships and interactions between organisms and their environment:
Ecosystem ecologists study how nutrients, energy, and water flow through an ecosystem.
an environmentalist:
Like climate change activists and ecologists around the world, I feel passionately that the issue is crucial to the long-term well-being of the human race.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of ecologist¹

ecolog(y) ( def ) + -ist ( def )

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Ms Wood, an ecologist based in Liverpool, was described by her employer as "hard working and professional", who was "highly thought of by her colleagues".

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A fire ecologist has told the BBC that "entire neighbourhoods... have been wiped out".

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I’m an ecologist and work with colleagues to examine how nutrient dilution could affect species across the food web.

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If permission is granted but the tortoise urinates, which can cause them to become dangerously dehydrated, the soldiers must call it in again and wait for a base ecologist to respond.

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Dr Manish Chandi, a social ecologist, says the project will also affect saltwater crocodiles and the island’s water monitors, fish and avifauna.

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ecological niche ecology

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