EM/MOD - II/EcoSystem2
Eco-system
The term ecosystem was coined in1930byRoy Clapham, to
denote the physical and biological components of an environmentconsidered in relation to each other as a unit."
Any unit that includes all of the organisms (ie: the "community")in a given area interacting with the physical environment so that a flow of energy leads to clearly defined topic(
subject of discourse
) structure, biotic diversity and material cycles (ie: exchange of materials between living and nonliving parts) within the system isan ecosystem.
" The CBD* defines an "ecosystem" as a "
dynamic complex of plant,animal and micro-organism communities and their non-living environment interacting as a functional unit
".
* Convention on Biological Diversity
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