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Ecosystems are systems, consisting of living beings, interrelated among themselves and with their environment (other ecosystems including the planetary ecosystem Gaia).

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Geller, G., Glücklich, D. (2012). Human Ecosystems. In: Geller, G., Glücklich, D. (eds) Sustainable Rural and Urban Ecosystems: Design, Implementation and Operation. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-28261-4_2

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