Scales of Ecosystems

Ecosystems come in indefinite sizes. It can exist in a small area such as underneath a rock, a decaying tree trunk, or a pond in your village, or it can exist in large forms such as an entire rain forest. Technically, the Earth can be called a huge ecosystem.

Ecosystems could be divided into three main scales:

  • Micro: A small scale ecosystem such as a pond, puddle, tree trunk, under a rock etc.
  • Messo: A medium scale ecosystem such as a forest or a large lake.
  • Biome: A very large ecosystem or collection of ecosystems with similar biotic and ....
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