System Description: Ecological System (Ecosystem)
The system-of-interest for this System Description is the Ecological System (Ecosystem). The Ecological System (Ecosystem) is a living system that draws on both abiotic and biotic elements that interact to maintain a habitat for numerous species to live.
This Ecological System (Ecosystem) System Description provides a link to the natural systems of the earth and a basis for establishing communities of species (including humans). The effects of human activity are shown in the society and economy layers of the embedded economy model.
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PDF: System Description: Earth (Gaia) as a System of Systems,
The embedded economy model is shown below:
The following picture highlights the position of the Ecological System (Ecosystem) within the earth layer in the embedded economy model.
This System Description uses the definitions from the glossary for the book, "The Systems View of Life", Fritjof Capra and Pier Luigi Luisi as the basis for the description of the ecosystem as a living system. The following diagram from the Capra Course based upon the book shows the relationship of the ecosystem to the other living systems.
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