Apoorva Arora
Last Activity: 10 Years ago
Artificial ecosystems are created to mimic the natural ecosystems. Different artificial ecosystems are crop land and zoo (artificial terrestrial ecosystem) and dams and aquarium (artificial aquatic ecosystems).
In natural ecosystem the components are created and governed through the biological laws, for example the predators feed on prey whereas in artificial ecosystem everything needs to be planned and executed. The proportion of the components of the ecosystem needs to defined appropriately to maintain the equilibrium of the artificial ecosystem. The factors like number and type of animals and plant life, content of the soil, temperature, amount of sunlight, energy input, amount of water, the boundary of the ecosystem, etc. need to well defined for artificial ecosystem or else the ecosystem cannot sustain. Each and every component of the artificial ecosystem is to be provided externally by man.