 Ecosystem
"Ecosystem" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A functional system which includes the organisms of a natural community together with their environment. (McGraw Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D017753
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G16.500.275.157 N06.230.124
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| Concept/Terms |
Ecosystem- Ecosystem
- Ecosystems
- Systems, Ecological
- Ecological System
- Ecological Systems
- System, Ecological
- Ecologic System
- System, Ecologic
- Systems, Ecologic
- Ecologic Systems
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Ecosystem" by people in this website by year, and whether "Ecosystem" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2001 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2002 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2004 | 3 | 3 | 6 | | 2005 | 7 | 2 | 9 | | 2006 | 13 | 9 | 22 | | 2007 | 18 | 9 | 27 | | 2008 | 11 | 2 | 13 | | 2009 | 11 | 3 | 14 | | 2010 | 18 | 14 | 32 | | 2011 | 12 | 8 | 20 | | 2012 | 15 | 11 | 26 | | 2013 | 12 | 11 | 23 | | 2014 | 14 | 14 | 28 | | 2015 | 11 | 15 | 26 | | 2016 | 12 | 6 | 18 | | 2017 | 11 | 12 | 23 | | 2018 | 10 | 15 | 25 | | 2019 | 11 | 15 | 26 | | 2020 | 15 | 17 | 32 | | 2021 | 22 | 20 | 42 | | 2022 | 15 | 24 | 39 | | 2023 | 13 | 10 | 23 | | 2024 | 7 | 13 | 20 | | 2025 | 10 | 3 | 13 | | 2026 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ecosystem" by people in Profiles.
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Kopecky KL, Castorani MCN, Tuff T, Barker Plotkin A, Bell DM, Johnstone JF, Kominoski JS, Nippert JB, Nytch CJ, Pennings SC, Reed DC, Shiels AB, Suding KN. Legacies of foundation species shape life after death. Sci Adv. 2026 Jun 12; 12(24):eaef9983.
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Ratz AW, Arnold AE, Burrill HM, Caiafa MV, Conery J, Dawson HA, Delevich CA, Diez JM, Frey SD, Lodge DJ, Ronold EK, Roy BA, Smith ME, U'Ren J, Wilson AW, Loucks JJ, Wuest J, Willis CB, Kennedy PG. Sporecasting Biogeography Across Scales: Continental Patterns and Local Constraints on Macrofungal Dispersal. Mol Ecol. 2026 May; 35(9):e70366.
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Dunham SJB, Willkeen GA, Darby B, Corley JM, Hahn A, Klapper I, Bean HD, Caverly LJ, Thornton CS, Martin C, Quinn RA, Widder S, Bailey BA, Wagner BD, Garg N, Planet PJ, Hunter RC, LiPuma JJ, Rohwer F, Whiteson KL. The Guild Model of CF Airway Microbial Ecology. mBio. 2026 Jun 10; 17(6):e0366825.
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Scherer L, Cap S, Chiang C, Rupcic L, de Visser S, Franks B. One Health benefits of five European countries adopting 1.5 °C lifestyles. Environ Int. 2026 May; 211:110252.
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Ekernas LS, Reading RP, Wingard G, Amgalanbaatar S, Berger J. Argali sheep responses to a core conservation zone in the Gobi Desert over 12 years. Conserv Biol. 2026 Jun; 40(3):e70264.
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Zhang Y, Zhang H, Akashi H, Albouy CP, Andres KJ, Barquín J, Brantschen J, Connon RE, Craine JM, Gleeson D, Goldenberg-Vilar A, González-Ferreras AM, Hatzenbuhler C, Hupalo K, Hyde J, Iwasaki W, Johnson MD, Katz AD, Kuzovlev VV, Larson CE, Lecaudey LA, Leese F, Leray M, Li F, Macher TH, Mauvisseau Q, Morán-Luis M, Nester G, Quintero H, Ravelomanana T, Chacko MR, Saccò M, Sales N, Schenekar T, Schletterer M, Schmidt S, Schulte NO, Schütz R, Sperry JH, Stevens ER, Stinson SA, Weiss S, Xia F, Zhang H, Zhang S, Zhong W, Zong S, Pellissier L, Zhang X, Altermatt F. Integrated Reanalysis of Global Riverine Fish eDNA Datasets Shows Robustness and Congruence of Biodiversity Conclusions. Mol Ecol. 2026 Apr; 35(8):e70340.
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Bilby J, Cornwell WK, Moseby K. Estimating the Impacts of Future Extreme Heat on Dryland Threatened Mammals: An Australian Case Study. Glob Chang Biol. 2026 Apr; 32(4):e70872.
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Graves S, Manzitto-Tripp EA. Changes in temperature and precipitation drive shifts in mean flowering timing of tropical plants from 1960 to 2021 across seven locations. Biol Open. 2026 Mar 15; 15(3).
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Correia HE, Dee LE, Byrnes JEK, Fieberg JR, Fortin MJ, Glymour C, Runge J, Shipley B, Shpitser I, Siegel KJ, Sugihara G, von Holle B, Ferraro PJ. Best practices for moving from correlation to causation in ecological research. Nat Commun. 2026 Feb 23; 17(1).
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Van Kleunen LB, Dee LE, Wootton KL, Massol F, Clauset A. Predicting missing links in food webs using stacked models and species traits. Nat Commun. 2026 Feb 03; 17(1).
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