The Emergence Machine

Biosphere Eco

abstract · Ecology · Level 8 · E13

E13Civilizations

Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

The global ecological system encompassing all living organisms and their interactions with the physical environment.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “biosphere eco” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “biosphere eco”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
biosphere
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L3L2L1L0Biosphere EcoEcosystemEcologyAnimalBiosphereGeologyCellEarthMineralSystem… intermediate l…EnvironmentFormLandLifeActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesBiosphere EcoL8SystemL3BiosphereL5EcosystemL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • System L3 (requires) systems-theory sense
    Understanding system is essential for grasping biosphere eco
  • Biosphere L5 (requires)
    The biosphere eco is the global sum of all ecosystems on Earth, encompassing the interactions between living organisms and their environment.
  • Ecosystem L7 (requires) Biology sense
    The biosphere eco is the global sum of all ecosystems on Earth, encompassing the interactions between living organisms and their environment.