Preferred term
ecosystem
Definition
- [Henderson's] n. community of different species interdependent on each other, together with their non-living environment, which is relatively self-contained in terms of energy flow, and is distinct from neighbouring communities. Different types of ecosystem are defined by the collection of organisms found within them, e.g. forest, soil, grassland. Continuous ecosystems covering very large areas, such as the northern coniferous forest or the steppe grassland, are known as biomes.
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Note
- [controlled by ] Mark Frenzel, 22 May 2013
Scope note
- US LTER controlled vocabulary
Contributor
- 0000-0003-0631-8231
Creator
- herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at
In other languages
Chinese
- 生态系统
Japanese
- 生態系
URI
http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/20515