Ecosystems
A grassland ecosystem will have certain physical factors, the soil, water, and air, that determine what microbes, plants and animals will live there.
The microbes, plants, and animals together with the soil, water and air they live in create the ecosystem.
So an ecosystem determines its inhabitants and the inhabitants determine the ecosystem. It's similar to a community.
The community is defined by the living organisms (microbes, plants and animals) functioning together in the area they live in (soil, water and air).
Within the larger living community there can be numerous smaller ones. There may be a wetland ecosystem or woodlot ecosystem or the ecosystem could vary depending on the grassland type and climate. Arid or temperate areas have vastly different ecosystems than tropical grasslands.
The microbes, plants, and animals together with the soil, water and air they live in create the ecosystem.
So an ecosystem determines its inhabitants and the inhabitants determine the ecosystem. It's similar to a community.
The community is defined by the living organisms (microbes, plants and animals) functioning together in the area they live in (soil, water and air).
Within the larger living community there can be numerous smaller ones. There may be a wetland ecosystem or woodlot ecosystem or the ecosystem could vary depending on the grassland type and climate. Arid or temperate areas have vastly different ecosystems than tropical grasslands.