See Also: ecosystem dynamics(medicine)
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ecosystem(dictionary)
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ecosystem dynamics (medicine)


ecosystem dynamics


Those intrinsic ecological functions through which an ecosystem becomes self-regulating, self-sustaining, and capable of recovery from external forces (for example, damaging storm events). These intrinsic processes may cause continual change in biotic composition and structure at specific localities. Collectively, these changes represent internal flux, rather than substantive and permanent alteration of the ecosystem regionally.