# Ecosystems ## Overview The Ecosystems rollout provides complete control over ecosystem management. ![](https://3157212555-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-M79qeVXsEFgtyQoo65a%2F-MVSY5C92R5ZWxk4PK-T%2F-MVSiPiGI1Vu6fn3TRW9%2FECOSYSTEM.jpg?alt=media\&token=4e54f021-c290-4d1a-a3bd-38fdea397738) **Name** - Specifies the name of the ecosystem.\ **Preview** - Controls whether the ecosystem should be previewed in the viewport.\ **Render** - Controls whether the ecosystem should be present in the render. ## Buttons Strip **Add Ecosystem** - Adds a new ecosystem.\ **Delete Ecosystem** - Deletes the selected ecosystem.\ **Duplicate Ecosystem** - Duplicates the selected ecosystem.\ **Bake Ecosystem** - Bakes the selected ecosystem to the document.\ **Ecosystem Statistics** - Shows the selected ecosystem population metrics. **Open Preset** - Opens the selected preset file.\ **Save Preset** - Saves the selected ecosystems to a preset file.\ **Library Browser** - Opens the [Library Browser](https://help.rhinonature.com/manual/library-browser) window. ## Ecosystem Properties ![](https://3157212555-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-M79qeVXsEFgtyQoo65a%2F-MVSY5C92R5ZWxk4PK-T%2F-MVSiYdOZoLwOUXan2nB%2FECOSYSTEM_PROPERTIES.jpg?alt=media\&token=3b69fe3b-9446-421c-9009-c567a845c603) **Global Seed** - Specifies the seed value used for distribution evaluation. Changing this value allows creating different variations of the selected ecosystem.