Definition that contains ecosystem
- succession (ecology) the gradual and orderly process of change in an ecosystem brought about by the progressive replacement of one community by another until a stable climax is established
- ecotourism tourism to exotic or threatened ecosystems to observe wildlife or to help preserve nature
- old growth forest or woodland having a mature or overly mature ecosystem more or less uninfluenced by human activity
- virgin forest forest or woodland having a mature or overly mature ecosystem more or less uninfluenced by human activity
- ecological succession (ecology) the gradual and orderly process of change in an ecosystem brought about by the progressive replacement of one community by another until a stable climax is established
- abiotic The term 'abiotic' refers to non-living factors or components of an ecosystem or environment. The short meaning of abiotic is simply 'non-living'