Definition: Ecosystem

Category: Environment

A dynamic complex of plant, animal and micro-organism communities and their non-living environment interacting as a functional unit ("Convetion on Biological Diversity").

Area containing a dynamic complex of biotic communities (e.g., plants, animals and microorganisms) and their non-living environment interacting as a functional unit to provide environmental structures, processes and functions. ("System of Environmental-Economic Accounting 2012 - Central Framework"). https://www.cbd.int/convention/text/ United Nations; European Union; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO); International Monetary Fund (IMF); Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); The World Bank, "System of Environmental-Economic Accounting 2012 - Central Framework", New York, 2014United Nations; European Union; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO); Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); The World Bank, "System of Environmental-Economic Accounting 2012: Experimental Ecosystem Accounting", 2014Eurostat, The Environmental Goods and Services Sector (2009 Edition), Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg, 2009