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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

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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)

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