How to Use ecology in a Sentence

ecology

noun
  • The answer may not be to quit and go back to school to study ecology.
    — Ashley Grice, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2021
  • These diverse species play an enormous role in the ecology of the oceans.
    — The Economist, 20 Aug. 2020
  • Wander windswept dunes where art meets ecology.
    — Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
  • So far, the local ecology has not been damaged.
    — Denni Hu, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2025
  • What value is there in a lakeside amenity that harms the ecology of the lake?
    — Star Tribune, 13 May 2021
  • The modern practice of botany and ecology is full of stories like this.
    — Popular Science, 9 Mar. 2021
  • Justine and the other researchers did not study the soil ecology.
    — Ben Guarino, BostonGlobe.com, 22 May 2018
  • Doing ecology, but not making a new cell and then dying.
    — Laura Poppick, Quanta Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
  • That bird is flying weirdly’—that's not science; that's what most of ecology is at the moment.
    — Gabriel Popkin, Science | AAAS, 24 Oct. 2019
  • This was a remnant of what those in the plant ecology world know as a cypress/tupelo swamp.
    — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 14 Feb. 2020
  • Ours is a city that sits atop a bowl of sand and tar striated with fault lines, in a wildfire ecology prone to drought.
    — David L. Ulin, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2020
  • Eva had a degree in ecology and was hoping to leave her office job for something more hands-on.
    — Sonya Bennett-Brandt, WIRED, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Each arrangement serves to launch the young on a journey suited to the ecology of its species.
    — Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Out of respect for basin ecology, the compact set a hard path for diversions.
    — Anna Clark, Twin Cities, 3 Sep. 2019
  • The snakes pose a great risk to the overall ecology of the Everglades, the study says.
    — Karl Schneider, USA TODAY, 17 Nov. 2020
  • The island’s ecology shifted, and the loss of those apex predators left a gap that persists to this day.
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2026
  • But the post explained how the food source disrupted the cave’s fragile ecology and sparked mold growth.
    — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 24 Sep. 2024
  • The host and the circumstances that lead to a virus spilling over into humans — that’s ecology.
    — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 15 Nov. 2022
  • In an ecology, growth in one part of the system doesn’t require shrinkage somewhere else.
    — Nick Hanauer, The Atlantic, 22 May 2026
  • But there's one issue that has ecology experts concerned.
    — Leonard David, Space.com, 23 June 2026
  • The crowds have stretched the park’s ecology to the point of overuse, DeVivo said.
    — Alexander Thompson, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Oct. 2022
  • The winemaker maintains a firm eye on ecology to preserve wildlife and the health of the ecosystem.
    — Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
  • For me, Dune is a kind of homage to ecosystems and life, and dedicated to ecology.
    — Angela Watercutter, Wired, 5 Oct. 2021
  • The return of hellbenders also helps keep the ecology of the rivers in balance.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Trump is keenly aware that the ecology of the press has changed radically since Nixon’s day.
    — David Remnick, The New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2024
  • Plowing the road would kill the experience for him, and alter the ecology.
    — Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 5 Oct. 2025
  • These wolves would reset the ecology of the American West and, along with it, set a course for her life.
    — Ben Long, The Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2024
  • The idea of restoring predators to blunt the impacts of warming has been simmering in ecology for decades.
    — Nancy Averett, Scientific American, 18 Nov. 2020
  • Humans, like viruses, have hijacked the ecology of the Earth and wrought damage.
    — Ai Weiwei, The Atlantic, 2 June 2020
  • In that stretch, the ecology of the river is well on its way to healing as a waterbody that can support fish and aquatic life.
    — Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024

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