ecosphere – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
ecosphere
n.
ecosystem that includes all the planet's living organisms and their physical environment
Ecosphere
Ecosphere has several different meanings:
- In ecology the term ecosphere can refer to the Earth's spheres, a planetary ecosystem consisting of the atmosphere, the geosphere (lithosphere), the hydrosphere, and the biosphere.
- In astronomy an ecosphere is an imaginary shell of space surrounding stars where conditions are such that life might survive. See habitable zone.
- Ecosphere (aquarium) is a water filled sealed glass ball containing living algae and shrimp in a stable miniature ecosystem.
- Ecosphere is also the name of an open-access journal published by the Ecological Society of America
écosphère
n.
ecosphere
Ecosphere
The "bio-bubble" that contains life on earth, in surface waters, and in the air. (See:
biosphere.)
ecosphere
Synonyms and related words:
aerosphere, all that lives, atmosphere, biochore, biocycle, biosphere, biota, biotope, brawn, fiber, flesh, flora and fauna, gaseous envelope, lift, living matter, living nature, noosphere, organic matter, organic nature, organized matter, plasm, tissue, welkin
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
