microcosm

(noun)

an artificial, simplified ecosystem that is used to simulate and predict the behaviour of natural ecosystems under controlled conditions

Related Terms

  • mesocosm

Examples of microcosm in the following topics:

  • Studying Ecosystem Dynamics

    • Experimental systems usually involve either partitioning a part of a natural ecosystem that can be used for experiments, termed a mesocosm, or by re-creating an ecosystem entirely in an indoor or outdoor laboratory environment, which is referred to as a microcosm .
    • These changes are often due to differences in species numbers and diversity, but also to environment alterations caused by partitioning (mesocosm) or re-creating (microcosm) the natural habitat.
    • Differentiate between conceptual, analytical, and simulation models of ecosystem dynamics, and mesocosm and microcosm research studies
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