Man-made ecosystems

Many items constructed by human beings also attain the status of an ecosystem in due course of time. If we have to call any man-made item as an ecosystem, it should contain biotic and abiotic components and exhibit interaction between them. The major difference between the man-made and natural ecosystems (such as forest, ocean etc) is that the artificial ecosystems disintegrate once humans stop taking care of it.

Some man-made ecosystems are crop fields (such as paddy field), aquarium etc. The cities and towns are also man-made ecosystems.
 

Now let us watch the videos of some man-made ecosystems