"What's an ecosystem?" is a good question ... perhaps quite meme-rich if we inquire with some passion. For providing substantive direction to one's ongoing learning process and also for cultivating systems-science views for one's benefit in applying original scholarship to various fields, this is a question that an ecosystems scholar values.

"What's an ecosystem?" can be appreciated specifically for its definitions, as well as generally for guiding more open-ended inquiries.

"Eco" has roots in ancient Greek that mean 'home or house'. Current common usage includes 'ecology and economy', two often-used words that may share not-yet-fully-discovered, common meanings. YESSS aims to contribute value to the body of knowledge on humanity's well-being at home, here on earth.

"System" also has Greek roots that mean 'a standing together' as an entire function of relationships among players and/or parts. If, in fact, 'the whole is greater than the sum of its parts', then systems views can help make sense out of current, complex, chaotic challenges. YESSS aims to help address such challenges.

Please note:

These pages on "Ecosystem Studies" are part of an effort to explore the question "What's an ecosystem?" openly - as part of the overall human collaboration to learn; to benefit from and (hopefully soon) to contribute to the public domain's general body of knowledge on more ecosystem-sensible human activity. This assumes we humans choose to evolve from less to more sustainable activities, approaches, technologies, policies, etc.

These pages are meant to grow into a more collaborative effort among anyone and everyone who chooses to explore the meaning of the word "ecosystem"; especially for the purpose of enabling the emergence of more knowledgeable public discourse on current/future crises like global climate change, etc.