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Systems ecology

Systems ecology is a field of science that studies how all the different parts of an environment interact and affect each other. It looks at things like plants, animals, water and air, how they interact, how they react to changes in the environment, and how they affect each other. To understand systems ecology, think of it like a big game of cause and effect. All the different parts of the environment are connected and when one part changes it can have an effect on the other parts of the environment.