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NALT Full

Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment
ecology
ecosystems

Preferred term

ecosystems

Type

Topic

Definition

A natural community of plants, animals, and other living organisms and the physical environment in which they live and interact.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

ecology

Narrower concepts

Related concepts

Synonyms

biomes

In other languages

ecosistemas

Spanish
biomas

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/5579

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