# ecosystem (interdependent)

a set of systems whose parameters are maintained within their windows by the output of each other.

- Computed level: L15 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: window ontology  ·  Arena: emergence

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [window](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-window.range), [parameter](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-parameter.condition), [maintenance](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-maintenance.upkeep), [feedback](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-feedback.communication), [system](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-system.organized), [sets](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-sets.grouped)

**Through:** The organized systems, grouped into a set, exchange feedback that communicates changes in their parameters, enabling mutual maintenance of each other's parameters within their respective ranges.

**Novel properties:**
- interdependence of maintenance
- reciprocal parameter regulation
- emergent stability through feedback

## Examples
- The cyanobacteria in Lake Natron's microbial mats regulate pH and salinity, sustaining photosynthesis despite volcanic runoff. *(biology)*
- The 2008 financial crisis cascaded when mortgage defaults broke interbank lending feedback loops. *(economics)*
- The International Space Station recycles 93% of its water, balancing oxygen and CO₂ through interconnected life support systems. *(engineering)*

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*Canonical: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-ecosystem.interdependent*  
*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-ecosystem.interdependent.json*  
*Every definition provably resolves to space, time, energy and pattern.*