ecosystem engineers

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-002045",
  "term": "ecosystem engineers",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Any organism that create, modify or maintain habitats by causing physical changes in biotic and abiotic materials that, directly or indirectly, modulate the diversity of species and the functioning of ecosystems.",
  "synonyms": [
    "habitat engineers",
    "physical ecosystem engineers"
  ],
  "subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "ecological function",
    "ecosystem engineering"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "ingenieros de ecosistemas"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/ecosystem-engineers/"
}