ecosystem
/ˈikoʊˌsɪstəm/ noun B1- A system formed by an ecological community and its environment that functions as a unit.
- The interconnectedness of organisms (plants, animals, microbes) with each other and their environment.
- A network of interconnected people, organizations, products or services that resembles a natural ecosystem due to the complex interdependencies. · The company’s ecosystem mainly comprises its supply chain, customers, end consumers and competitors.
Plural ecosystems
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Experts recognized that the fundamental relationship between agriculture and the local ecosystem needed to undergo a radical transformation.
These essential practices gradually stabilized the blowing dirt and allowed the severely degraded ecosystem to begin a slow process of recovery.
Their empirical observations laid a robust foundational framework for future generations of naturalists, botanists, and environmental scientists seeking to comprehend the intricate web of western ecosystems.
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