<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The development of the concept of an areal natural unit as a result of the needs of the economic practice and the popularisation of the general systems theory. Ecosystems and geosystems. Hierarchy of the natural system. Topological and chorological units. The issue of a universal natural unit. Applications. The influence of the concept under discussion on the development of the integrated research on the natural environement.</p></abstract>

The development of the concept of an areal natural unit as a result of the needs of the economic practice and the popularisation of the general systems theory. Ecosystems and geosystems. Hierarchy of the natural system. Topological and chorological units. The issue of a universal natural unit. Applications. The influence of the concept under discussion on the development of the integrated research on the natural environement.

The Concept of the Natural System and Its Importance for the Development of Integrated Research on the Natural Environment

Miscellanea Geographica

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The development of the concept of an areal natural unit as a result of the needs of the economic practice and the popularisation of the general systems theory....

The Concept of the Natural System and Its Importance for the Development of Integrated Research on the Natural Environment

Published Online: Nov 25, 2018

Page range: 5 - 11

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2004-0001

Keywords
holistic approach to nature, ecosystems and geosystems, partial natural systems, taxonomy of natural units

© 2004 Andrzej Richling, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

The Concept of the Natural System and Its Importance for the Development of Integrated Research on the Natural Environment

Published Online: Nov 25, 2018

Page range: 5 - 11

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2004-0001

Keywordsholistic approach to nature, ecosystems and geosystems, partial natural systems, taxonomy of natural units

© 2004 Andrzej Richling, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
holistic approach to nature, ecosystems and geosystems, partial natural systems, taxonomy of natural units