Who coined the term ecosystem?

The term "ecosystem" was first used in a publication by British ecologist Arthur Tansley. Tansley devised the concept to draw attention to the importance of transfers of materials between organisms and their environment. read more

Ernst Haeckel coined first Ecology not ecosystem and is Tansley.Actually ecosystem first coined by Roy Calpham in 1930 but it was Tansley who defined fully the ecosystem concept. read more

Ecosystem goods include the "tangible, material products" of ecosystem processes such as food, construction material, medicinal plants. They also include less tangible items like tourism and recreation, and genes from wild plants and animals that can be used to improve domestic species. read more