Artificial ecosystems are man-made
ecosystems that are often carefully maintained in constant controlled
conditions.
Artificial ecosystems are designed for a
specific purpose. Therefore biodiversity will be very low compared to natural
ecosystem
Terrestrial
Artificial Ecosystems
1.Green house: A greenhouse (also called a glasshouse) is a structure with walls and roof made mainly of transparent material, such as glass, in which plants requiring regulated climatic conditions are grown.Â
2.Agriculture crop
field (Paddy field, wheat field etc)
3.Garden
4.Parks
5.Zoos
6.Terrariums: also
called glass garden, wardian case or vivarium, enclosure withÂ
glass sides, and
sometimes a glass top, arranged for keeping plants or terrestrial or
semi-terrestrial animals indoors.
7.Managed
forestry: A sustainable forest is a forest that is carefully managed so that as
trees are felled they are replaced with seedlings that eventually grow into
mature trees.
Aquatic Artificial Ecosystems
8.Fish farms
9.Aquarium
10.Dams
11.Hydroponics: It is
the method of growing plants without soil, using mineral nutrient solutions. It
links aquatic organisms, microorganisms and plants into an artificial
ecosystem.
12.Artificial pond
in connection with waste treatment plant
13.Artificial
wetlands or Constructed wetland: treatment systems that use rooted wetland plants and shallow, flooded or saturated soil to provide wastewater treatment. Constructed wetlands are designed to take advantage of the chemical and biological processes of natural wetlands to remove contaminants from the wastewater.Â