The Emergence Machine

Ecosystem (Nat sense)

abstract · environment · 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

Ecosystem nat is a self-sustaining network of living and non-living components that interact and adapt to maintain a dynamic balance of energy flows within a specific environment, which emerges from a network of interconnected components.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “ecosystem nat”. 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.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L3L2L1L0Ecosystem NatEcosystemSpeciesEcologyReproductionAnimalCellNetwork… intermediate l…EnvironmentFormLifeProcessActionChangeExistenceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesEcosystem NatL8NetworkL3EcosystemL7SpeciesL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Network L3 (requires) Technology sense
    Ecosystem nat: A self-sustaining network of living and non-living components that interact and adapt to maintain a dynamic balance of energy flows within a specific environment.
  • Ecosystem L7 (requires) environment sense
    Ecosystem nat: A self-sustaining network of living and non-living components that interact and adapt to maintain a dynamic balance of energy flows within a specific environment.
  • Species L7 (requires) Ecology sense
    Understanding species is necessary to comprehend the living components of an ecosystem, which is a self-sustaining network of living and non-living components that interact and adapt to maintain a dynamic balance of energy flows within a specific environment.