ecosphere
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- noun
- /ˈiːkəˌsfɪr/
- Specialized
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ecosfera
- To effect this change, we need to reorient our moral, ethical, spiritual, intellectual, and scientific energies away from manipulation and control and redirect them toward peace, preservation, and the perpetuation of the ecosphere.
- burden on the ecosphere
And in it they went through and they, they catalogued the total amount of biomass in the ecosphere that is the planet Earth.
- And in it they went through and they, they catalogued the total amount of biomass in the ecosphere that is the planet Earth.
Examples
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We are all humans, and we are dependent on an ecosystem, on an ecosphere that sustains us.
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But there's trouble afoot in the Earth's ecosphere; the drought this summer and Superstorm Sandy are sobering examples of the havoc climate change can cause on human populations.
Blog text (23) -
Keeping the ecosphere in balance.
Fiction book (1991) -
I'm a surveyor, not an ecologist, but even I know this is a delicate ecosphere.
Fiction book (2002) -
The role of impacts in affecting the Earth's geological history, its ecosphere, and the evolution of life itself has become a major topic of current interdisciplinary interest.
Academic text (1992) -
The ecosphere encompasses all living organisms and their interactions with the environment on Earth.
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Human activities greatly influence the health of our ecosphere, which includes air, water, and land.
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Scientists study the ecosphere to understand the balance of life and the impact of climate change.
Synonyms
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2.7
The people, places, and conditions around a person, animal, or thing that affect them
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5.3
All the places on Earth where living things live, like land, air and water
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All the living things in a place and how they interact with each other and their environment
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ecosphere joins eco- meaning 'home' and -sphere meaning 'area' or 'ball', as in biosphere. So it names the Earth's 'living home' — all plants, animals, and their surroundings working together.