ecosystem
Pronunciation: /ˈiːkəʊˌsɪstəm/
The English word “ecosystem” has 3 meanings listed here.
noun
- A system formed by an ecological community and its environment that functions as a unit.
- The interconnectedness of organisms (plants, animals, microbes) with each other and their environment.
- A network of interconnected people, organizations, products or services that resembles a natural ecosystem due to the complex interdependencies.
Etymology
From eco- + system. Coined by English botanist Arthur Tansley in 1935 in a paper titled The Use and Abuse of Vegetational Concepts in the journal Ecology.
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More English words
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- ecosustainable
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- ecosynthetic
- ecosystem engineer
- ecosystematist
- ecosystemic
- ecosystemically
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