ecosystem oor Xhosa

ecosystem

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A system formed by an ecological community and its environment that functions as a unit.

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Before New Zealand was inhabited by humans, its ecosystem flourished.
Ngaphambi kokuba kubekho abantu abahlala eNew Zealand, umjikelo wezinto eziphila wawusebenza kakuhle gqitha.

Many mountain communities benefit from this influx of tourists, although uncontrolled tourism can threaten the fragile ecosystems.
Abantu abaninzi abahlala kufuphi nezi ntaba bayazuza ngenxa yezi ndwendwe zininzi kangaka, phofu ke, ukuba oku akunakulawulwa kakuhle, kunokuzonakalisa iindawo ezintle.

Four Precious Ecosystems Worth Protecting
Izinto Ezine Ezixabisekileyo Ezifanele Zilondolozwe

John Cairns, Jr., chairman of a U.S. committee for restoring the aquatic ecosystems, put the problem in a nutshell: “I’m optimistic about what we can do.
UJohn Cairns, Omnci., usihlalo wekomiti yaseUnited States yokuhlangula izinto eziphila emanzini, wayibeka ngamazwi ambalwa le ngxaki wathi: “Ndiqinisekile ngoko sinokukwenza.

We also need natural ecosystems to provide essential services on which all living things depend.
Kwakhona sifuna izinto ezahlukeneyo zendalo zisinike iinkonzo ezibalulekileyo ezinokuxhomekeka kuzo zonke izinto eziphilayo.

Insect-eating migratory bats are principally affected, and it is feared that wind turbines could have a destabilizing effect on ecosystems.
Amalulwane afudukayo atya izinambuzane ayachaphazeleka kakhulu yaye kuthiwa aba matshini banokuziphazamisa ezinye izidalwa eziphilayo ezikufutshane nabo.

In 2002 the respected Stockholm Environment Institute warned that a business-as-usual approach to economic development is likely to trigger “events that could radically transform the planet’s climate and ecosystems.”
Ngowama-2002, iStockholm Environment Institute yalumkisa isithi ukuphuhlisa uqoqosho “kusenokutshintsha imozulu konakalise nendalo.”

An ecosystem is an environment with a community of perhaps thousands of types of animals, plants, bacteria, and fungi.
Le ndalo sithetha ngayo ibunjwa ngamawakawaka eentlobo ezahlukahlukeneyo zezilwanyana, izityalo, iintsholongwane nezinye izinto.

There are many intricate ecosystems that enable life to thrive on earth.
Zininzi iinkqubo ezintsonkothileyo ezenza izinto zikwazi ukuphila emhlabeni.

If you feel that these Asian immigrants wallowing in the Amazon are threatening the ecosystem, you may consider demurring to the police on Marajó, an island in the river delta.
Ukuba uvakalelwa kukuba aba bemi basemzini baseAsia abazityikatyika kwiAmazon basisisongelo kwizinto eziphilileyo, usenokucinga ngokuya kukhalaza kumapolisa aseMarajó, isiqithi esikwintlambo yalo mlambo.

By contributing to seed dispersal, for example, animals play a part in the health and diversity of forest ecosystems.
Ngokomzekelo, ngokusasaza kwazo imbewu, izilwanyana zibangela ukuba amahlathi achume.

▪ After four years of making a comprehensive study of the world’s major ecosystems, a group of scholars and environmental leaders —who were part of a study called the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment [MA]— published their first report.
▪ Emva kweminyaka emine yokwenza uphando olucokisekileyo ngendlela eziphila ngayo izinto ezisemhlabeni, iqela labaphengululi nezazi ngemeko bume ezaziyinxelenye yelo phando zapapasha ingxelo yazo yokuqala.

Its stated goal was to “improve the livelihoods of mountain people, to protect mountain ecosystems and to use mountain resources more wisely.”
Injongo yolu xwebhu ‘yayikukuphucula impilo yabantu abahlala ezintabeni, ukukhusela indalo nokubusebenzisa ngobulumko ubuncwane obufumaneka ezintabeni.’

As a result, it is difficult for conservationists to monitor endangered desert ecosystems.
Ngenxa yoko, kunzima ngoososayensi ukuzibek’ esweni izityalo nezilwanyana zasentlango ezisengozini.

In an ecosystem, we see interdependence on a vast scale.
Xa sijonga indalo, sibona indlela emangalisayo izityalo nezilwanyana ezixhasana ngayo ukuze ziqhubeke zikho.

Their special adaptive aerial roots and salt-filtering tap roots have established rich and complex ecosystems.
Ingcambu zayo ezingaphandle komhlaba ziyakwazi ukuhluza ityuwa nezinye izinto.

Many of these are known to perform vital chemical functions that keep ecosystems operating.
Uninzi lwazo lunegalelo ekuvelisweni kwemichiza ebalulekileyo egcina olu manyano luqhubeka.

This is hardly the same as the complex ecosystem of a rain forest.
Oku akufani kwaphela nenkqubo entsonkothileyo nengokwemvelo yokusebenza kwamahlathi ashinyeneyo nezityalo ezifumaneka kuwo.

Ecosystem Diversity
Ulwahluko lwenkqubo yemfundo ngezinto eziphilayo nendawo eziphila kuyo

With obedient mankind restored to human perfection under the Messianic Kingdom, a perfect ecosystem will reign.
Xa abantu abathobelayo bebuyiselwe kwimfezeko phantsi koBukumkani obungoMesiya, kuya kwesamela intsebenziswano phakathi kwendalo.

As ecologists still know relatively little about the interlocking parts of our vast ecosystem, a problem may not be noticed until severe damage has already been done.
Ekubeni izazi nge-ecology zingekayazi ngokupheleleyo indlela ezinxibelelene ngayo izinto zendalo, zisenokuqabuka sekonakele.

The final declaration of the Bishkek Summit recognized that war, poverty, and hunger all contribute to the implacable erosion of mountain ecosystems.
Kumazwi okuqukumbela kwiBishkek Summit kwavunywa ukuba imfazwe, ubuhlwempu nendlala zifak’ isandla ekutshatyalalisweni kwendalo esezintabeni.

While no accurate conclusions can possibly be drawn, researchers have estimated that almost two thirds of the value of global ecosystem services is derived from the oceans.
Nakuba bengakhange beze neziphumo eziqinisekileyo, abaphengululi baqikelela ukuba phantse isibini kwisithathu sezinto eziphilayo ezixabisekileyo zivela kwiilwandlekazi.

Political instability leads to wars that damage ecosystems and destroy the infrastructures that provide health care and food distribution.
Ukungazinzi kwezobupolitika kudala iimfazwe yaye ezo mfazwe zibangela kutshatyalaliswe indalo kuze konakaliswe nezinto eziluncedo eluntwini nto leyo eyenza ukuba abantu bangabikho mpilweni nokutya kungabiwa ngokulinganayo.

For decades, environmentalists and other concerned citizens have warned of the need to protect the earth’s ecosystem.
Kangangamashumi eminyaka, iingcali zobume bendalo nabanye abakuxhalabeleyo oku baye bahlab’ ikhwelo ngemfuneko yokukhusela inkqubo yezinto eziphilayo zomhlaba.