Ecological vs Ecosystem - What's the difference?
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Relating to ecology, the interrelationships of organisms and their environment.
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A system formed by an ecological community and its environment that functions as a unit.
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The interconnectedness of organisms (plants, animals, microbes) with each other and their environment.
(business, marketing) A set of interconnected products and services.
Ecosystem is a related term of ecological.
As an adjective ecological
is relating to ecology, the interrelationships of organisms and their environment.As a noun ecosystem is
a system formed by an ecological community and its environment that functions as a unit.ecological
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Alternative forms
* (archaic)Adjective
(en adjective)Katie L. Burke
In the News, volume=101, issue=3, page=193, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola. A recent study explored the ecological variables that may contribute to bats’ propensity to harbor such zoonotic diseases by comparing them with another order of common reservoir hosts: rodents.}}
Synonyms
* (not harmful to the environment) ecologically friendly, environmentally friendlyecosystem
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(wikipedia ecosystem)Noun
(en noun)citation, passage=Phoenix and Lubbock are both caught in severe drought, and it is going to get much worse. We may see many such [dust] storms in the decades ahead, along with species extinctions, radical disturbance of ecosystems , and intensified social conflict over land and water. Welcome to the Anthropocene, the epoch when humans have become a major geological and climatic force.}}