Plural of ecosystem

regular plural

The plural of ecosystem is ecosystems.

Forms of ecosystem

The result, as Maria Farrell and Robin Berjon put it in a striking essay in Noema magazine, is that our online spaces are no longer open ecosystems.2024 May 4, John Naughton, “The internet is in decline – it needs rewilding”, in The Guardian
Humans and wildlife must coexist in fragile ecosystems.From the entry coexist
Potholes or sloughs formed by a glacier’s retreat from the central plains of North America, are now known to be some of the world’s most productive ecosystems.From the entry slough
Ants are integral components of terrestrial ecosystems, owing to their manifold interactions with other organisms.2022 September 19, Schultheiss et al., “The abundance, biomass, and distribution of ants on Earth”, in Proceedings of the National Academy…. From the entry myrmecophile
This phenomenon, known as meso-predator release, can have a huge impact on ecosystems.2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 227. From the entry mesopredator

noun A system formed by an ecological community and its environment that functions as a unit.
noun The interconnectedness of organisms (plants, animals, microbes) with each other and their environment.
noun A network of interconnected people, organizations, products or services that resembles a natural ecosystem due to the complex interdependencies.

What is the plural of ecosystem?: The plural of ecosystem is ecosystems.
Is ecosystem countable?: Ecosystem is a countable noun.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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