...circle of understanding, from single species, to communities, food chains and pyramids, to ecosystems. An ecosystem is a dynamic complex of plant, animal and micro-organism communities and their non-living environment interacting as a functional unit. Ecosystems are interrelated to form...

...the positive correlation between economic prosperity and 1 As defined in The Biodiversity Convention, an ecosystem is 'a dynamic complex of plant, animal and micro-organism communities and their non-living environment interacting in a functional unit ' July, 1M4 Chapter 2 Agency-wide Strategic...

...health, this is very much a human-focused definition and cannot be applied to wildlife or ecosystems. An ecosystem is a dynamic complex of plant, animal,...nonliving environment interacting as a functional unit (Millennium Ecosystem Assessment 2003). People and their livelihoods are an integral part of ecosystems....

...semi-subsistence regime whose practitioners are among the smallest and poorest farming households. Farming on An ecosystem is a dynamic complex of plant, animal,...managed and modified by humans, such as agricultural lands and urban areas. Ecosystem services are the benefits people obtain from ecosystems. These include:...

...ecosystem is according to the Millennium Report (2003) defined as "a dynamic complex of plants, animals and microorganism communities and the nonliving environment, interacting as a functional unit. Humans are an integral part of ecosystems." A well-defined ecosystem has strong interactions among...

...4.4.2, Box 4.2, 4.4.3, 4.4.10, 4.4.11]. 4.1 Introduction An ecosystem can be practically defined as a dynamic complex of plant, animal and micro-organism...non-living environment, interacting as a functional unit (Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, Reid et al., 2005). Ecosystems may be usefully identified through...