ecosystem
eco·sys·tem
noun
1.
a system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their physical environment
Origin
From eco- + system. Coined by English botanist Arthur Tansley in 1935 in a paper titled The Use and Abuse of Vegetational Concepts in the journal Ecology.
Phrases
- ecosystem engineer
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