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Ecological Entity

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-008865

1. A general term that may refer to a species, a group of species, an ecosystem function or characteristic, or a specific habitat. An ecological entity is one component of an assessment endpoint.

2. In ecological risk assessment, a general term referring to a species, a group of species, an ecosystem function or characteristic, or a specific habitat or biome.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-008865
FieldEnvironment
SubjectGeneral environmental
ReferencesWaste and Cleanup Risk Assessment Glossary; Terms of Environment
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-008865",
  "term": "Ecological Entity",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A general term that may refer to a species, a group of species, an ecosystem function or characteristic, or a specific habitat. An ecological entity is one component of an assessment endpoint.\n\n2. In ecological risk assessment, a general term referring to a species, a group of species, an ecosystem function or characteristic, or a specific habitat or biome.",
  "subject": "General environmental",
  "references": [
    "Waste and Cleanup Risk Assessment Glossary",
    "Terms of Environment"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/ecological-entity/"
}

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