The Emergence Machine

Ecosystem (Ecology sense)

physical · Biology · Level 8 · 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

An ecosystem is a community of living beings that interact with each other and their physical environment, yielding a collective that cooperates to achieve shared goals and maintain social bonds.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “ecosystem eco”. 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.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L4L2L1L0Ecosystem EcoCommunityCooperationGroupBehaviorGoalObjectiveOrganism… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesEcosystem EcoL8OrganismL4CommunityL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Organism L4 (requires)
    Ecosystems consist of living organisms interacting with and dependent on their environment.
  • Community L7 (requires) Biology sense
    A community of living organisms interacting with each other and their physical environment.