The Emergence Machine

Ecosystem

abstract · Biology · Level 7 · E7

E7Ecosystems

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

ecosystem emerges from species + pattern.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
ecosystem
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0EcosystemEcologyAnimalOrganismCellEnvironmentFormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesAbiotic FactorL8AfforestationL8Biome EcoL8Biosphere EcoL8BiotaL8EcosystemL7EcologyL6E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Ecology L6 (requires) Biology sense
    Remediation: break cycle

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