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    An ecosystem (or ecological system) is a system that environments and their organisms form through their interaction.: 458  The biotic and abiotic components...
    63 KB (6,950 words) - 22:30, 28 October 2024
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    changes to ecosystems, displacing cold-adapted species, increasing forest fires, and making ecosystems vulnerable to changing to other ecosystem types. These...
    15 KB (1,824 words) - 16:23, 20 February 2024
  • environment. The two main types of aquatic ecosystems are marine ecosystems and freshwater ecosystems. Freshwater ecosystems may be lentic (slow moving...
    15 KB (2,910 words) - 22:31, 16 August 2024
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    Biome (redirect from Major habitat type)
    Biomes may span more than one continent. A biome encompasses multiple ecosystems within its boundaries. It can also comprise a variety of habitats. While...
    46 KB (4,828 words) - 10:32, 18 November 2024
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    An ecosystem, short for ecological system, is defined as a collection of interacting organisms within a biophysical environment.: 458  Ecosystems are never...
    36 KB (4,515 words) - 14:30, 13 June 2024
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    A startup ecosystem is formed by people in startups in their various stages, and various types of organizations in a location (physical or virtual) that...
    17 KB (1,549 words) - 16:05, 6 November 2024
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    Delgado-Baquerizo, M.; King, P.T.A.; Benham, M.; Arca, V.; Power, S.A. (2019). "Ecosystem type and resource quality are more important than global change drivers in...
    55 KB (6,006 words) - 21:16, 15 November 2024
  • Terrestrial ecosystems are ecosystems that are found on land. Examples include tundra, taiga, temperate deciduous forest, tropical rain forest, grassland...
    4 KB (440 words) - 22:16, 23 April 2024
  • penetration, nutrients, and vegetation. There are three basic types of freshwater ecosystems: Lentic (slow moving water, including pools, ponds, and lakes)...
    18 KB (2,890 words) - 18:06, 12 September 2024
  • carbon dioxide. While the amount of respiration is varied upon the type of ecosystem and the community abundance, the mechanism occurs in both aquatic...
    8 KB (1,011 words) - 05:21, 25 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for Ecosystem Functional Type
    Ecosystem Functional Type (EFT) is an ecological concept to characterize ecosystem functioning. Ecosystem Functional Types are defined as groups of ecosystems...
    17 KB (2,024 words) - 19:48, 8 March 2024
  • Thumbnail for Marine ecosystem
    Marine ecosystems are the largest of Earth's aquatic ecosystems and exist in waters that have a high salt content. These systems contrast with freshwater...
    45 KB (6,024 words) - 03:25, 29 October 2024
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    Ecosystem services are the various benefits that humans derive from healthy ecosystems. These ecosystems, when functioning well, offer such things as provision...
    61 KB (6,895 words) - 16:36, 20 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Lake ecosystem
    A lake ecosystem or lacustrine ecosystem includes biotic (living) plants, animals and micro-organisms, as well as abiotic (non-living) physical and chemical...
    41 KB (5,307 words) - 08:38, 18 June 2024
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    Energy flow is the flow of energy through living things within an ecosystem. All living organisms can be organized into producers and consumers, and those...
    31 KB (3,540 words) - 04:52, 14 September 2024
  • Ecosystem-based adaptation (EBA or EbA) encompasses a broad set of approaches to adapt to climate change. They all involve the management of ecosystems...
    23 KB (2,493 words) - 17:58, 29 April 2024
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    spatial distribution of people in a given area (urban versus rural), ecosystem type, and country; and the combined effects of poverty, age, family planning...
    64 KB (7,165 words) - 18:55, 2 November 2024
  • inches per year and a temperature range of 65-70 °F. The terrestrial ecosystem of the region around Lake Holbrook is gentle rolling hills varying from...
    4 KB (391 words) - 13:09, 27 April 2024
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    The Leuser Ecosystem is an area of forest located in the provinces of Aceh and North Sumatra on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. Covering more than...
    14 KB (1,612 words) - 20:56, 6 November 2024
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    of diverse patch types (e.g. buildings, paved surfaces, transport infrastructure, parks and gardens, refuse areas). Urban ecosystems rely on large subsidies...
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