forest ecosystem
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- noun
- /ˈfɔrɪst ˌiːkəˈsɪstəm/
- Specialized
:
ecosistema forestal
- Historically, many coastal and forest ecosystems have been held in common to satisfy a variety of users and practices.
- northern forest ecosystem
- hardwood forest ecosystem
- tropical forest ecosystem
Examples
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The preservation of a forest ecosystem is vital for combating climate change and maintaining wildlife habitats.
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However, there is a great deal of variation in the capacity of individual forest ecosystems to take up and store carbon.
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Further, maintaining forest ecosystems can contribute to increased resilience to climate change.
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Of course, intensive farming will wreck forest ecosystems and replace them with monocultures.
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Emigration of the younger generation affords a positive factor in conserving the forest ecosystem.
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Data collected on biodiversity, species decline, and deforestation reveal widespread deterioration of forest ecosystem structure and function.
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Many species thrive in a healthy forest ecosystem, interacting with each other and their environment.
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Studying the biodiversity in a forest ecosystem helps us understand the delicate balance of nature.
Synonyms
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A large area of land covered mostly with trees and bushes
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A community of living things and the environment that work together
How Complex
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a community of organisms and their environment in a forest' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'forest' (a wooded area) with 'ecosystem' (organisms plus physical environment); the modifier simply specifies the type of ecosystem. This compositional pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows straightforward noun + noun modification, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
Forest ecosystem shows a simple picture: a forest where trees, animals, and small creatures all work with the soil, water, and air, and the whole ecosystem is like a 'community'. So, the phrase means the group of living things and their environment in a forest.