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Ecosystem

/ˈikoʊˌsɪstəm/
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(noun) A system formed by an ecological community and its environment that functions as a unit.

The coastal ecosystem of British Columbia is rapidly declining.
The construction of the dam created an artificial lake that destroyed a whole ecosystem.
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The coastal ____ of British Columbia is rapidly declining.

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