Ecosystem

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Definition

Ecosystem. It is a complex network or interconnected system. The dynamic process in which organisms (e.g animals, plants, insects and microbial life) interact as a functional unit, together with the non-living environment (OECD, 2019). A natural unit consisting of all the plants, animals, and microorganisms (biotic) factors in a given area, interacting with all of the non-living physical and chemical (abiotic) factors of this environment [1].

References

  1. Levin, 2009