ABSTRACT
Summary of key points:
” Ecosystem” is a mental construct and should be seen as such.
This does not detract from its utility as a concept, simply that its limitations should be realized.
As well as interconnectedness, there are two important aspects: heritage and recycling.
Ecosystems are renewable but not repeatable.
Change is evident; stability and other value judgements are placed on these changes.
The key point of the ecosystem concept is that we realize that if we do something it may have consequences beyond what was intended or immediately tangible.
