The Emergence Machine

Fauna

abstract · Ecology · Level 4 · 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

Fauna emerges as the intricate web of relationships between organisms and their environment, which is shaped by the balance of matter and energy within the environment.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
fauna
Origin language
la

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL4L3L2L1L0FaunaBalanceEnvironmentForceFormStructureActionMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesFaunaL4EnvironmentL2BalanceL3E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Environment L2 (requires) context sense
    Understanding environment is necessary to comprehend the ecological relationships between organisms and their surroundings, which is foundational to the concept of fauna
  • Balance L3 (requires) Visual Arts sense
    fauna requires understanding balance as a foundational concept