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effect > effect on the environment > degradation of the environment > ecosystem degradation > ecosystem boundary
physicochemical process > degradation > environmental degradation > ecosystem degradation > ecosystem boundary
... > biosphere > ecology > synecology > ecosystem > ecosystem vulnerability > ecosystem degradation > ecosystem boundary
... > science > natural science > life science > ecology > synecology > ecosystem > ecosystem vulnerability > ecosystem degradation > ecosystem boundary
environmental assessment > ecological assessment > ecosystem assessment > ecosystem boundary
biosphere > ecology > synecology > ecosystem > ecosystem boundary
... > science > natural science > life science > ecology > synecology > ecosystem > ecosystem boundary

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ecosystem boundary  

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  • Spatial delimitation of an ecosystem, typically based on discontinuities in the distribution of organisms, the biophysical environment (soil types, drainage basins, depth in a water body), and spatial interactions (home ranges, migration patterns, fluxes of matter)

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http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/15133

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