closed ecosystem

noun

, Ecology.

1. a self-replenishing ecosystem in which life can be maintained without external factors or outside aid.

closed ecosystem

1. An ecosystem in which no materials can leave or enter but through which energy from external sources can flow.

Notes

The Earth is a closed ecosystem.

Example Sentences

We want them to be involved in a dialogue with us and not to have it feel like a closed ecosystem.

From Digiday

One benefit of Web Stories is that “they can be shared and embedded across the web without being confined to a closed ecosystem or platform,” Google added.

From Search Engine Land