This can be brought about by ecological disruption, like clearing the rainforests.
The die-off didn't merely cause ecological disruption.
However, output from fishing has been declining because of ecological disruption.
Another ecological disruption is also being remedied.
In response to ecological disruption, activists have pressed with some success for policies that encourage sustainable resource use.
While the sedimentation event itself might be relatively short-lived, the ecological disruption caused by the mass die off often persists long into the future.
The result in coming decades could be substantial ecological disruption, local losses of wildlife and extinction of some species, the two studies said.
The potential for ecological disruption by ocean thermal energy conversion is enormous.
The Kazarites are concerned about the ecological disruption it could cause elsewhere.
The event itself has been linked to a massive volcanic eruption, big enough to cause global ecological disruptions.