| Geospheres |
 |
| Internal: |
|---|
| • bark |
| - Continental |
| - Oceanic |
| • Mantle |
| - Asthenosphere |
| - top |
| - lower |
| • The core |
| - External |
| - Internal |
| External: |
| • Lithosphere |
| - sedimentary |
| • Hydrosphere |
| • Atmosphere |
| - Stratosphere |
| - Mesosphere |
| - Thermosphere |
| • Ionosphere |
| • Magnetosphere |
| = Exosphere |
| Integrated: |
| • Geographical |
| • Biosphere |
| - Biogeosphere |
| - Ecosphere |
| - Pedosphere |
| • Cryosphere |
| - Glaciosphere |
| = Barisfera |
| = Tectonosphere |
| Anthropogenic: |
| Noosphere |
| Anthroposphere |
| Technosphere |
| Cacosphere |
The ecosphere (from other Greek: οἶκος - habitat + σφαῖρα - ball) is the ecological shell of the Earth, the totality of its properties as a planet, creating conditions for the development of biological systems. Spatially includes all layers of the atmosphere , the hydrosphere and part of the lithosphere where life is possible.
Content
History
First proposed the use of the term L. Kohl (1958), also the term is found in the works of B. Commoner (1973).
Description
Unlike the biosphere , the concept of the ecosphere includes a characteristic of the state of the environment in which biological systems are located, as well as areas where living organisms can be (including outside the natural habitat).
See also
- Habitability zone
Notes
Links
- The term "Ecosphere" in the encyclopedic fund
- Ecosphere // Ecological Encyclopedic Dictionary. - Chisinau: The main edition of the Moldavian Soviet Encyclopedia. I.I.Dedu. 1989.