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EcoSystem
imgA dynamic complex of plant, animal and microorganism communities and their non-living environment interacting as a functional unit.

Ecosystem is the set of relational structures linking living organism and their inorganic environment. (Ellenberg 1973)

Humans are part of the ecosystem.

Ecology ( from "Oikos": house, habitat and "logos" economy) is the science that studies ecosystems and more generally, all life conditions.
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Format: Text Type: Reference Origin date 21-Apr-03 Created: 21-Apr-03 Modified: 21-Apr-03