ecosystem

e·co·sys·tem  (k-sstm, k-)

n.

An ecological community together with its environment, functioning as a unit.

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ecosystem

Noun

Ecology the system of relationships between animals and plants and their environment

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ecosystem  (k-sstm)

A community of organisms together with their physical environment, viewed as a system of interacting and interdependent relationships and including such processes as the flow of energy through trophic levels and the cycling of chemical elements and compounds through living and nonliving components of the system.

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ecosystem

any area or region regarded as a unit for ecological observation and study of the interrelationships between organisms and their environment.

See also: Environment

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

ecosystem - a system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their physical environment system, scheme - a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole; "a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going"

Translations

ecosystem [ˈiːkəusɪstəm] n → ecosistema m

ecosystem [ˈiːkəusɪstəm] n → écosystème m

ecosystem [ˈiːkəusɪstəm] n → Ökosystem nt

ecosystem [ˈiːkəusɪstəm] n → ecosistema m