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Definition of Ecosystem

1. Noun. A system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their physical environment.

Definition of Ecosystem

1. Noun. A system formed by an ecological community and its environment that functions as a unit. ¹

2. Noun. The interconnectedness of organisms (plants, animals, microbes) with each other and their environment. ¹

3. Noun. (business marketing) A set of interconnected products and services. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ecosystem

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Ecosystem

1. An ecosystem is the dynamic and interrelating complex of plant and animal communities and their associated non-living environment. The physical and climactic features and all the living and dead organisms in an area that are interrelated in the transfer of energy and material. An interacting complex of a community and its environment functioning as an ecological unit in nature. Differs from system in being a more rigorous definition that encompasses and requires assumptions of energetics, ecological interactions, species adaptations and so forth. (13 Nov 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ecosystem

Literary usage of Ecosystem

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. From Red Tape to Results by DIANE Publishing Company, Albert Gore (1996)
"ecosystem management projects to identify and analyze current and proposed ... Establish Regional ecosystem Management Teams for each of the cross- agency ..."

2. Biodiversity and the Management of the Madrean Archipelago: The Sky Islands edited by Leonard F. DeBano (1999)
"The first is the commitment of the Forest Service to ecosystem management; ... ecosystem MANAGEMENT- AN APPROACH What do we mean by ecosystem management. ..."

3. The Northwest Forest Plan: A Report to the President and Congress by E. Thomas Tuchmann (1998)
"Training the Forest ecosystem Management Workforce Through the Jobs in the Woods Program The Jobs in the Woods program is intended to provide job ..."

4. Environmental Indicators for Agriculture by SourceOECD (Online service) (2001)
"ecosystem diversity Indicators of ecosystem diversity include the proportion of ... ecosystem diversity indicators represent the "quantity" aspect of ..."

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