"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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| 1998 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2002 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2005 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2006 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| 2007 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 2008 | 7 | 11 | 18 |
| 2009 | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| 2010 | 12 | 6 | 18 |
| 2011 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2012 | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| 2013 | 8 | 15 | 23 |
| 2014 | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| 2015 | 10 | 14 | 24 |
| 2016 | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| 2017 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2018 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| 2019 | 13 | 10 | 23 |
| 2020 | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| 2021 | 15 | 12 | 27 |
| 2022 | 12 | 7 | 19 |
| 2023 | 12 | 13 | 25 |
| 2024 | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| 2025 | 8 | 13 | 21 |
| 2026 | 1 | 11 | 12 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ecosystem" by people in Profiles.
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Temperature-dependent competition predicts contrasting outcomes of adjacent secondary contact zones in darters (Percidae: Etheostoma). Evolution. 2026 Sep 07; 80(9):1970-1982.
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Genome-Wide Signatures and Ecological Strategies Show the Adaptation of an Alpine Rhododendron Across Elevations. Mol Ecol. 2026 Sep; 35(18):e70542.
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Highly aquatic marine stem archosaur with soft tissue preservation. Sci Adv. 2026 Jul 31; 12(31):eaeb7528.
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Synnovation and confluence explain disparities in species richness across the Andes and Hengduan-Himalaya Mountains. Nat Commun. 2026 Jul 23; 17(1).
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Extinction vortices are driven more by a shortage of beneficial mutations than by deleterious mutation accumulation. Proc Biol Sci. 2026 06 03; 293(2072).
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A new species of Microeledone from Galápagos Islands and an amended diagnosis of the Megaleledonidae (Octopoda: Incirrata). Zootaxa. 2026 05 25; 5814(4):533-549.
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Ecological and genomic signatures of the convergent evolution of planktivory in fossil and living reef fishes over deep time. Nat Commun. 2026 May 22; 17(1).
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Timing and origins of Mexican and Central American oak diversity. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2026 May 12; 123(19):e2537040123.
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Clarifying space use concepts in ecology: Range vs. occurrence distributions. Ecology. 2026 Mar; 107(3):e70300.
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Robust coexistence in competitive ecological communities. Nat Commun. 2026 Feb 11; 17(1).