(par 1.4.2) Composition of Functioning Ecosystems
Ecosystems Ecosystems are the basic functional unit of the enviroment. It is difficult to define what an ecosystems precisely is, but the following definition is acceptable: An ecosystem is a more-or-less self contained ecological entity, consisting of both organisms and their complete biotic (living) and abiotic (non-living) environment found in a particular place at a […]
(par 1.4.2) Ecosystem Ecology (taken from Wikipedia)
Ecosystem ecology http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systems_ecology#Ecosystem_ecology Ecosystem ecology is the integrated study of biotic and abiotic components of ecosystems and their interactions within an ecosystem framework. This science examines how ecosystems work and relates this to their components such as chemicals, bedrock, soil, plants, and animals. Ecosystem ecology examines physical and biological structure and examines how these ecosystem characteristics interact. The relationship between systems ecology and ecosystem ecology is complex. Much […]
(par 1.4.1) Origins of ‘ecosystem’ & related terms
The first academic reference to the ecosystem and related concepts such as habitat, ecological succession and others. http://www.barrameda.com.ar/ecology/the-ecosystem.htm Towards 1950 the ecologists elaborated the scientific notion of ecosystem, defining it as the unit of study of ecology. In agreement with such definition, the ecosystem is a delimited space unit, integrated on the one hand, by […]