Define Ecosystem?
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In 1971, Odum defined ecosystem as any unit that included within it all the organisms (i.e. the community) of a given area interacting with the physical environment, so that a flow of energy results in a clearly defined trophic structure, biotic diversity and material cycles.
In this context, the following terms need to be classified:
The trophic structure is the level of nourishment. Plants form the first trophic level, herbivores form the second trophic level and carnivores form the subsequent trophic levels.
Biotic diversity refers to the different kinds or types of organisms and their numbers.
Material cycles refer to the exchange of materials between living and non-living parts of the system, the transfer of nutrients from one trophic level to another and their re-cyclization.
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