Phenomena and Processes

Ecosystem

A functional system which includes the organisms of a natural community together with their environment. (McGraw Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)

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Abstract

A functional system which includes the organisms of a natural community together with their environment. (McGraw Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)

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15 entry terms
  • Ecologic System
  • Ecologic Systems
  • Ecological System
  • Ecosystems
  • System, Ecological
  • Systems, Ecological
  • Ecological Systems
  • System, Ecologic
  • Systems, Ecologic
  • Biome
  • Habitat
  • Niche, Ecological
  • Biomes
  • Ecological Niche
  • Habitats

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the specialty ECOLOGY is also available; specify geographic term if pertinent

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History Note

94; was see ECOLOGY 1993

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  1. G16.500.275w.157w
  2. N06.230w.124w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Ecosystem. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017753. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017753
  2. Ecosystem. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystem
  3. Ecosystem. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37813