Ecosystems Quotes

Wildlife populations can act as buffers against the spread of disease as well as sources for its emergence. Through providing a better understanding of how pathogens move among species, the field of Conservation Medicine gives us the tools we need to maintain healthy ecosystems that protect people and wildlife. - Mary Pearl

What we're trying to do is get the students of ISU some experience out in the field and let them observe a number of different ecosystems. ... They get a scientific experience, a cultural experience, and for lack of a better word, a personal experience. - Ten Eyck

What we can learn right off is we've got to stop thinking the biggest things in these ecosystems were dinosaurs. This thing was the same length and maybe the same weight as a tyrannosaur. - Spencer Lucas

We've always taken a special interest in the health of coastal ecosystems in the Pacific Northwest. This fascinating lecture is a way we can educate the public about the importance of our coastal environment and its fragility. - Tony Vecchio

We're seeing that a change in the physical conditions is driving a change in the ecosystems. - Jackie Grebmeier

We're not sure why the winds didn't come (in the spring), but the situation has remarkably changed, and the ecosystems seem to be getting back to normal. - William Cochlan

We need to stop thinking of the environment as a passive element. It is a fundamental part of community-based decision making. Unfortunately, the poor often lack legal rights to ecosystems and are excluded from decisions about ecosystem management. Without addressing these failures through changes in governance, there is little chance of using the economic potential of ecosystems to reduce rural poverty. - Ian Johnson

We have a duty to rescue our closest living relatives as part of our wider responsibilities to conserve the ecosystems they inhabit. - Klaus Toepfer