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ecoscape

ecoscape noun: the organisational shape or layout of an ecosystem.

Noun

ecoscape (plural ecoscapes)

  1. The organisational shape or layout of an ecosystem.
    • In the introduction to this volume of essays the editor, Gary Backhaus, defines ecoscape as "the organizational shape of a habitat for life" which "makes thematic the spatial configuration (shape) of the interrelations and relations comprising some life-sustaining world.2006, Gary Backhaus, John Murungi, Ecoscapes: Geographical Patternings of Relations - Page 140
    • An ecoscape here is a multidimensional landscape of a social-economic-natural complex ecosystem, combining geographical patterns, hydrological process, biological vitality, anthropological dynamics and aesthetic contexts.2011, Ian Douglas, The Routledge Handbook of Urban Ecology - Page 638

Forms of ecoscape

pluralecoscapes

Origin of ecoscape

From eco- + -scape.

Questions about ecoscape

What does ecoscape mean?
Ecoscape means the organisational shape or layout of an ecosystem.
What part of speech is ecoscape?
Ecoscape is a noun.
What is the plural of ecoscape?
The plural of ecoscape is ecoscapes.

Words near ecoscape in the dictionary

  1. ecosaboteur
  2. ecosaboteurs
  3. ecosan
  4. ecosanctuaries
  5. ecosanctuary
  6. ecoscape
  7. ecoscapes
  8. ecosection
  9. ecosections
  10. ecosensitive
  11. ecosensitivity

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