American English pronunciation
How to pronounce ecosystem
IPA transcription: ['ikoʊ,sɪstəm]
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Noun
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a system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their physical environment
Usage examples
- The Picayune Strand is critical to the health of the Everglades ecosystem.
- American water weed is an important part of lake ecosystems.
- All told, the San Miguel drops over from an alpine ecosystem to the desert.
- The Red List is a framework for monitoring ecosystems.
- The river plays a crucial part in the ecosystem of the Curonian Lagoon.
- Recently, Geoff Lawton has achieved success in establishing a permaculture ecosystem in Wadi Rum.
- Most of the forest is a part of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
- The Red List is a framework for monitoring ecosystems.
- There are three major ecosystems contained within the mountain range.
- Environmental oxygenation can be important to the sustainability of a particular ecosystem.