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
  • Gothic Cathedrals

    • The Gothic cathedral represented the universe in microcosm, and each architectural concept, including the height and perfect ratios of the structure, were intended to convey a theological message: the great glory of God and his creation of a perfect universe.
    • The building becomes a microcosm in two ways.
  • PESTEL: A Framework for Considering Challenges

    • Economic factors are metrics that measure and assess the health of a given economic microcosm within the entire global economy.
  • Courts

    • A trial at the Old Bailey in London, as drawn by Thomas Rowlandson and Augustus Pugin, for Ackermann's Microcosm of London (1808-11).
  • Resolving Conflicts

    • A trial at the Old Bailey in London, as drawn by Thomas Rowlandson and Augustus Pugin, for Ackermann's Microcosm of London (1808-11).
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