"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 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2021 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2022 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2023 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2024 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2025 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ecosystem" by people in Profiles.
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The global extent of the grassland biome and implications for the terrestrial carbon sink. Nat Ecol Evol. 2026 Feb; 10(2):246-257.
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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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A large-scale study across the avian clade identifies ecological drivers of neophobia. PLoS Biol. 2025 Oct; 23(10):e3003394.
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A new montane species of stream-dwelling treefrog (Pelodryadidae) from the Star Mountains, Papua New Guinea. Zootaxa. 2025 Jul 15; 5661(2):221-236.
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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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A new species of montane Prasinohaema (Sphenomorphini: Scincidae) from the South-fold Mountains of New Guinea. Zootaxa. 2025 Apr 15; 5621(2):211-230.
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Two new species of microhylid frogs (Cophixalus, Oreophryne) from the Purari River Basin, Papua New Guinea. Zootaxa. 2025 Mar 14; 5604(3):234-254.
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A new species of Lepidodactylus (Gekkonidae) from Misima Island, Papua New Guinea. Zootaxa. 2025 Mar 07; 5601(2):368-376.
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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 Apr; 34(7):e17714.
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Landscape and meteorological variables associated with Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquito infestation in two southeastern U.S.A. coastal cities. J Vector Ecol. 2024 12; 50(1):28-38.