Wednesday 28 February 2007

What is an Ecosystem?

Ecosystem - a living community of plants and animals which also includes elements of the natural environment, such as climate and soil. Each element in the system whether living or natural, depends on, and influences, others.

Alternative defininition of an Ecosystem:

A community of plants and animals sharing an environment.The largest ecosystem units are called biomes.


The image above shows the global distribution of ecosystems (click on it for a larger view).

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