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.

The Earth is a closed ecosystem.

Example Sentences

"Bureaucrats in Brussels" are unfairly challenging Apple's closed ecosystem and denying users the "magical, innovative experience" that makes the firm unique, Apple said.

From BBC

Julie needs a senior citizen to go undercover in that “closed ecosystem” — that is, closed to her — to collect information, identify suspects and report back.

From Los Angeles Times

It is, effectively, a closed ecosystem and that keeps it secure.

From BBC

Many vendors have business models that do just the opposite: create a closed ecosystem so that the client would have difficulty integrating with competing products.

From Los Angeles Times

And I don’t want it to happen in my lifetime, because I’d love to see us do the research first to make sure everything is safe—you know, have a research station on the moon for a couple decades where we work out, for instance, “Are rodents okay reproducing in space?” and “Can we make a closed ecosystem where the parts don’t break for more than two years, so we know that people on Mars will be okay?”

From Scientific American