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To determine: The reason explaining the fact that the ecological systems present at a higher level in the hierarchy of
Introduction: The ecological system or ecosystem provides the link between physical geography and biogeography. The ecological system is made by the hierarchy of the biological organization.
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The ecological systems present at a higher level in the hierarchy of biological organization tend to be more complex as compared to the lower levels because it consists of more components which interact over a huge span of time and space. The level of hierarchy and the time and space scale is chosen by the ecologist based on questions that needs to be answered.
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