Ecosystems

**Ecosystems** is an ecological system concept that denotes a community of interacting organisms and their physical environment functioning together as a unit through the flow of energy and cycling of matter within a defined space and time.

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3.5K

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2017–2026

262

Authors

3.5K

  1. RE
    Robert E. Ulanowicz

    University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, United States

    18 publications · 2.4K citations

    17

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  2. BC
    Bernard C. Patten

    University of Georgia, United States

    17 publications · 1.5K citations

    15

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  3. SE
    Sven Erik Jørgensen

    University of Copenhagen, Denmark

    14 publications · 509 citations

    13

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  4. RM
    Robert M. May

    University of Oxford, United Kingdom

    10 publications · 4.9K citations

    10

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  5. GB
    Gerard Briscoe

    Heriot-Watt University, United Kingdom

    9 publications · 276 citations

    9

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Venues

  1. Ecological Modelling

    97 publications · 8K citations

    46

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  2. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 28 publications · 5.3K citations

    23

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  3. BioScience

    30 publications · 6.3K citations

    23

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  4. Ecology

    29 publications · 7.9K citations

    22

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  5. Ecological Economics

    23 publications · 2.9K citations

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