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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 (6,905 words) - 18:22, 6 May 2024
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    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 Boreal ecosystem
    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
  • Thumbnail for Startup ecosystem
    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...
    16 KB (1,486 words) - 23:45, 1 August 2024
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    environment. The two main types of aquatic ecosystems are marine ecosystems and freshwater ecosystems. Freshwater ecosystems may be lentic (slow moving...
    15 KB (2,884 words) - 03:16, 16 May 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 (4,827 words) - 17:40, 16 May 2024
  • penetration, nutrients, and vegetation. There are three basic types of freshwater ecosystems: Lentic (slow moving water, including pools, ponds, and lakes)...
    17 KB (2,913 words) - 15:41, 12 July 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...
    54 KB (5,932 words) - 10:37, 1 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Ecosystem collapse
    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
  • Thumbnail for International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem
    The International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem is a UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) holiday celebrated...
    3 KB (221 words) - 23:53, 31 December 2023
  • 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
  • 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
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    ecology, urban ecosystems are considered a ecosystem functional group within the intensive land-use biome. They are structurally complex ecosystems with highly...
    20 KB (2,347 words) - 19:47, 27 May 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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    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) - 09:34, 1 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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    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 (6,022 words) - 08:12, 21 May 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 (7,152 words) - 04:25, 21 June 2024
  • Thumbnail for Ecosystem engineer
    strongly affects other organisms. Jones et al. identified two different types of ecosystem engineers: Allogenic engineers modify the biophysical environment...
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