Answer to Question #52388 in Biology for ravish

Question

In what manner is the ecosystem concept useful in the study of environment

Answer 1

Ecosystem is an ecological unit, which consists of a biotic community together with its environment.
In the study environment this concept helps to determine remote consequences of a certain activity or fact in the environment. It is basic in the environmental modeling. Consequently, with the help of an ecosystem concept remote effects of engineering or managerial decisions can be estimated.