>>Earth is not one ecosystem. It is many.<<
You are kidding, right?
Think of it as a single human body. It is a single "system," but also breaks down into individual "systems," all interdependent
The earth as an ecoSYSTEM is the same. It can be broken down into individual eco-SUBsystems, all interdependent.
Where do you think the global warming crowd get some of their logic?
The "new age" stuff is my own hypothesis, thank you. 8^>
Oh great, a Gaia worshipper.
I guess you can't help it, you're from Seattle :-)