Ecosystem

"Ecosystem" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A functional system which includes the organisms of a natural community together with their environment. (McGraw Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)

Descriptor ID	D017753
MeSH Number(s)	G16.500.275.157 N06.230.124
Concept/Terms	Ecosystem Ecosystem Ecosystems Systems, Ecological Ecological System Ecological Systems System, Ecological Ecologic System System, Ecologic Systems, Ecologic Ecologic Systems Biome Biome Biomes Habitat Habitat Habitats

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Ecosystem".

Biological Sciences [G]
Biological Phenomena [G16]
Ecological and Environmental Phenomena [G16.500]
Environment [G16.500.275]
Ecosystem [G16.500.275.157]
Health Care [N]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Environment [N06.230]
Ecosystem [N06.230.124]

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Ecosystem" by people in this website by year, and whether "Ecosystem" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 165 publications over 24 distinct years, with a maximum of 14 publications in 2014 and 2020

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1998	0	1	1
2003	1	0	1
2004	2	2	4
2005	0	1	1
2006	0	2	2
2007	1	3	4
2008	2	4	6
2009	2	1	3
2010	1	4	5
2011	7	4	11
2012	4	3	7
2013	0	6	6
2014	6	8	14
2015	3	5	8
2016	3	3	6
2017	5	6	11
2018	2	5	7
2019	4	4	8
2020	5	9	14
2021	6	3	9
2022	6	7	13
2023	4	7	11
2024	1	7	8
2025	1	4	5

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Hussain U, Cambon MC, Crampton B, Subramaniam S, Kajamuhan A, Ordo?ez A, Downie J, Finch J, Beckmann M, Brown N, Elison A, Brady C, Vanguelova E, Denman S, McDonald JE. Microbial communities in semi-mature oak trees are resilient to drought, nutrient limitation, and pathogen challenge. Cell Host Microbe. 2026 Feb 11; 34(2):344-358.e5.

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Ausprey IJ, Hanley D, Hauber ME, Hiers T, McEntee JP. Correlated evolution between nest architecture and the visual system of Passerine birds. Evolution. 2025 Sep 12; 79(8):1490-1502.

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Krichels AH, Stephens EZ, Reid C, Barriga MFP, Ordo?ez ME, McLaren JR, Kargul M, Larios L, Glassman SI, Homyak PM. Wildfire-Induced Losses of Soil Particulate and Mineral-Associated Organic Carbon Persist for Over 4?Years in a Chaparral Ecosystem. Glob Chang Biol. 2025 08; 31(8):e70404.

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Cambon MC, Xu X, Kov?cs ?T, Gomes SI, McDonald JE. Synthetic microbial communities for studying and engineering the tree microbiome: challenges and opportunities. Curr Opin Microbiol. 2025 Sep; 87:102636.

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Garc?a Criado M, Myers-Smith IH, Bjorkman AD, Elmendorf SC, Normand S, Aastrup P, Aerts R, Alatalo JM, Baeten L, Bj?rk RG, Bj?rkman MP, Boulanger-Lapointe N, Butler EE, Cooper EJ, Cornelissen JHC, Daskalova GN, Fadrique B, Forbes BC, Henry GHR, Hollister RD, H?ye TT, Jacobsen IBD, J?gerbrand AK, J?nsd?ttir IS, Kaarlej?rvi E, Khitun O, Klanderud K, Kolari THM, Lang SI, Lecomte N, Lenoir J, Macek P, Messier J, Michelsen A, Molau U, Muscarella R, Nielsen ML, Petit Bon M, Post E, Raundrup K, Rinnan R, Rixen C, Ryde I, Serra-Diaz JM, Schaepman-Strub G, Schmidt NM, Schrodt F, Sj?gersten S, Steinbauer MJ, Stewart L, Strandberg B, Tolvanen A, Tweedie CE, Vellend M. Plant diversity dynamics over space and time in a warming Arctic. Nature. 2025 06; 642(8068):653-661.

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Panda BP, Parida SP, Pradhan A, Mohanta YK, Parthipan P, Narayan M, Sarma H. Identifying ecological risk zones using spatial prioritization of heavy metal pollution and bioaccumulation in birds. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2025 Apr; 32(18):11727-11748.

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Baer JL, Kajihara KT, Vilonen LL, Hall AJ, Young CM, Yogi DK, Medeiros MCI, Amend AS, Hynson NA. Microbiome spatial scaling varies among members, hosts, and environments across model island ecosystems. ISME J. 2025 Jan 02; 19(1).

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Martin RP, Carr EM, Sparks JS. Variation in lanternfish (Myctophidae) photophore structure: A comprehensive comparative analysis. PLoS One. 2024; 19(11):e0310976.

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Ghosh S, Roy S, Perc M, Ghosh D. The eco-evolutionary dynamics of two strategic species: From the predator-prey to the innocent-spreader rumor model. J Theor Biol. 2024 12 07; 595:111955.

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Min E, Boelman NT, Gough L, McLaren JR, Rastetter EB, Rowe RJ, Rocha A, Turnbull MH, Griffin KL. The give and take of Arctic greening: differential responses of the carbon sink-to-source threshold to light and temperature in tussock tundra may be influenced by vegetation cover. Commun Biol. 2024 08 06; 7(1):950.

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