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However, it was the British Ecologist, Arthur Tansley, who first introduced the concept in his paper entitled “The Use and Abuse of Vegetational Concepts”. (Ref. 4, 5) Synonyms: environs; ecological community. Ecosystem Structure The structure of an ecosystem consists of two major components:...
Ecosystems are complex and dynamic, with clearly defined structure and function, and their components are interdependent and interact with each other. The ecosystem concept lends itself well to the management and conservation of Earth's resources, given the dynamic and complex nature of their ...
However, the theoretical concept of ecosystems remains underdeveloped, thus making it difficult to understand their structure and influence on start-up entrepreneurship. Start-up ecosystems are the union of localized cultural outlooks, social networks, investment capital, universities, and active economic ...
Schindler, D. W. Experimental perturbations of whole lakes as tests of hypotheses concerning ecosystem structure and function.Oikos57, 25–41 (1990). Stork, N. E. Re-assessing current extinction rates.Biodiversity and Conservation19, 357–371 (2010). ...
the conflict between the limited potential capacity of regional ecosystems to benefit humans and the growing human needs for natural resources continues to intensify. When human consumption exceeds the potential provision capability of an ecosystem, changes in the structure and function of regional ecosyst...
Alteration ofecosystem structureand processes on SCI occurred not just because of the presence of non-native species that had ecosystem-leveleffects, but also as a result of their removal. Although theEEconcept did not exist prior to the removal of sheep and cattle from SCI, it is instructive...
functionsalsohaveeffectsthatareharmfultohumanwell-being,andtheseeffectsarecalledecosystem disservices(EDS).Theaimofthispaperistoexplorehowecosystemdisserviceshavebeenrecognisedin thescientificliteratureandhowtheconcepthasbeenusedinthediscussionofsocio-ecologicalsystems. ...
including population and community ecology and ecosystem structure and function. Primary school learners participated in guided walks in the Reserve, which incorporated sensory awareness activities.Footnote23The reserve is also used by the university as a base for ecological teaching, environmental education...
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