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Ecosystem vs Wildlife - What's the difference?

ecosystem | wildlife |

As nouns the difference between ecosystem and wildlife

is that ecosystem is a system formed by an ecological community and its environment that functions as a unit while wildlife is animals living and plants growing in their natural environment.

ecosystem

English

(wikipedia ecosystem)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A system formed by an ecological community and its environment that functions as a unit.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2012-01
    • , author=Donald Worster , title=A Drier and Hotter Future , volume=100, issue=1, page=70 , magazine= 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.}}
  • The interconnectedness of organisms (plants, animals, microbes) with each other and their environment.
  • (business, marketing) A set of interconnected products and services.

    • wildlife

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia wildlife) (-)
  • animals living and plants growing in their natural environment
  • (slang) members of a college fraternity
  • Wild animals, excluding fish.{{cite web
    • citation , title=Definitions and Acronyms , publisher=Department of Ecology State of Washington , accessdate=2011-04-28}}
  • Wild animals.{{cite web
    • citation , title=Regulation definitions , publisher=North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission , accessdate=2011-04-28}}{{cite web citation , title=Glossary , publisher=The Pacific Streamkeepers Federation , accessdate=2011-04-28}}{{cite web citation , title=Wetlands Discovery Program Dictionary , publisher=Santa Clara Valley Audubon society , accessdate=2011-04-28}}

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