System Description: Socio-ecological System

Name:  Socio-ecological System

Based on: Social System and Ecosystem

This SD is under construction - See Wikipedia below.

Socioecology: the branch of science that deals with the interactions among the members of a species, and between them and the environment.

Socio-ecological System: Wikipedia: Socio-ecological System

This type of system integrates the Earth Layer and the Society later of the Embedded Economy model.

The elements of this type of system are shown in the following diagram from The Systems View of Life

This system description is similar to the Society as a system. This Socio-ecological System also works for species such as Bees and Ants who are social communities and in some cases create "designed physical systems" within the ecosystems in whidh they live. These are the typical habitats for this type of species.

Link to: System Description Society

The stated or implied purposes of the Socio-ecological System is to:

• Establish a social system for the species situated within an ecosystem

• Ensure the viability of the community (species) throughout the generations

• Ensure that the food webs are all active in the ecosystem.

This section identifies the system properties. Suggested headings have been included. These can be tailored..

• Ecological Stocks (natural capital)

• Ecological Footprint

• Capabilities to govern and create a community of species

• Governance mechanisms

• Developing

• Ongoing

• Thriving

• Failed

• Wellbeing and Health of the species of the Socio-ecological System

• Inclusive participation of all members of Socio-ecological System.

• Population of the society (by type of member if available)

• Size of ecosystem(s) or territory of the society.

The stakeholders of the Socio-ecological System fall into a number of different types:

• Members of the Socio-ecological System

  • member species

  • Leader members

  • Indigenous species

• Stakeholders outside of the Socio-ecological System

  • Members of other species

    • who want to emigrate or migrate

    • who are citizens but residents of other countries

• Organizations or institutions studying the Socio-ecological System

  • Universities

  • Research institutions

This area also includes the stakeholders that are unable to represent their needs.

• Organisms living within the society (trees, animals, plants, etc).

• Organisms living outside the society (trees, animals, plants, etc) that are impacted by the society-of-interest.

Identification and Composition of System elements and their relationships. This section generally includes a system conceptual model.

Describes a specific instance (configuration of components) of a system structure and this systems behaviour.

Describe the response of the system due to various triggers

Configuration / Scenario:

Specific Configuration of society

NOTE: The structure (pattern of organization) provides a conceptual model of the integration of social system and ecosystem.. Once the type of species and ecosystem have been selected. The behaviour of the specific system can be established. The models of the system are based upon a specific configuration (e.g. population of species, size of the ecosystem, the environmental factors (altitude, time of year, etc).