Ecosystem vs. Ecology

Ecosystemnoun

A system formed by an ecological community and its environment that functions as a unit.

Ecosystemnoun

The interconnectedness of organisms (plants, animals, microbes) with each other and their environment.

Ecosystemnoun

A set of interconnected products and services.

Ecosystemnoun

a system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their physical environment

Ecosystem

An ecosystem (or ecological system) consists of all the organisms and the physical environment with which they interact. These biotic and abiotic components are linked together through nutrient cycles and energy flows.

Ecologynoun

(biology) The branch of biology dealing with the relationships of organisms with their environment and with each other.

Ecologynoun

the branch of biology concerned with the various relations of animals and plants to one another and to their surrounding environment.

Ecologynoun

the environment as it relates to living organisms;

Ecologynoun

the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment

Ecology

Ecology (from Greek: οἶκος, and -λογία, ) is the study of the relationships between living organisms, including humans, and their physical environment [1], [2]. Ecology considers organisms at the individual, population, community, ecosystems, and biosphere level.