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fonction écologique [1 record]

Record 1 2021-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecology (General)
CONT

... for instance, the contribution of a species to nutrient cycling in a particular ecosystem is an ecological function of that species, whereas nutrient cycling itself is an ecosystem process, which, if it benefits humans, leads to an ecosystem service.

OBS

ecological function: not to be confuse with "ecosystem function," which relates to the scale of the whole ecosystem.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écologie (Généralités)
OBS

fonction écologique : ne pas confondre avec «fonction écosystémique» et «fonction de l'écosystème», qui se rapportent à l'échelle de l'écosystème en entier.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ecología (Generalidades)
CONT

Las funciones del suelo. [...] Funciones ecológicas: Producción de biomasa (alimento, fibra y energía). Reactor que filtra, regula y transforma la materia para proteger de la contaminación el ambiente, las aguas subterráneas y la cadena alimentaria. Hábitat biológico y reserva genética de muchas plantas, animales y organismos, que estarían protegidos de la extinción.

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