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See
video and photographs of ecosystems in TIDES:
The term ecosystem was coined in 1930 by a British botanist named Roy Clapham. Ecosystem refers to a natural unit consisting of all the plants, animals and micro-organisms living and functioning together with all of the non-living aspects of the environment, such as light, temperature, wind, and soil. All the living and non-living things in the ecosystem are related in some way and work as a whole to keep the area balanced and healthy.
Related links:
Biome
map (Biomes of the World)
Ecoregions
- North America (ECOWorld)
Ecoregions
of North America (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
Ecoregions
of Texas (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
Ecosystems (Environmental Literacy Council)
Organisms
and their Environments (Teachers' Domain (free
registration required)
Terrestrial
ecosystems of the world - map (National Geographic)
Texas
Ecological Regions (Texas Environmental Profiles)
World Biomes
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