"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2020 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2022 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2023 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ecosystem" by people in Profiles.
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Ecosystem engineering, regime shifts and the rise of animals. Curr Biol. 2026 Oct 19; 36(20):R1145-R1157.
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The first annotated checklist of the bees of Colombia reveals an overlooked diversity and areas with major data deficiencies. PeerJ. 2026; 14:e21684.
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Environmental filtering shapes patch dynamics across isolated mesophotic reefs. Sci Adv. 2026 Sep 11; 12(37):eaeg9582.
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Flux Science Without Borders: Strengthening Ecosystem Flux Capacity in Latin America. Glob Chang Biol. 2026 08; 32(8):e71047.
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Adaptation and Response in Drylands: A Dryland Research Agenda and Campaign Strategy. Glob Chang Biol. 2026 07; 32(7):e70975.
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Vegetation responses to air dryness amplify future land surface warming. Nat Commun. 2026 May 11; 17(1).
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Wild Bird Reproduction: Neuroendocrinology, Conservation Biology, and Environmental Threats. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2026; 16:471-502.
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Effects of phylogenetic distance, niche overlap and habitat alteration on spatial co-occurrence patterns in Neotropical bats and birds. Proc Biol Sci. 2025 07; 292(2051):20241679.
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Seasonal stabilization effects slowed the greening of the Northern Hemisphere over the last two decades. Nat Commun. 2025 Jul 08; 16(1):6287.
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Otolith and Genomic Data Reveal Temporal Insights Into Stocking Across a Large River Basin in a Mobile, Long-Lived Australian Freshwater Fish Species. Mol Ecol. 2025 04; 34(7):e17714.