Ecosystems Abiotic factors Biotic factors
Haiti – key attributes of ecosystem 75% live on <$2/day soil erosion use wood for charcoal U.S. planted 60m trees
Population Control Density dependent factors Density independent factors Disturbances – medium level of disturbance is thought to build the most diverse cosystems
Survivorship Curves
r vs K-selected species
Keystone Species Has a disproportionate effect on its environment relative to its population size
Trophic levels Producers/autotrophs Carry out photosynthesis How does respiration differ?
Trophic levels Consumers/heterotrophs - herbivores secondary consumers - carnivores
Trophic levels Scavengers Detritovores
Business and Environment Beyond legislation and litigation must-watch-ted-talks/ Ecosystem values – provision (lumber), regulator (natural filter), support (pollination), resilience (absorb water in a flood), cultural
Climate Change – Keeling Curve eelingcurve/2014/08/26/as-told-by- the-american-museum-of-natural- history/
Biomes (1) tundra taiga/boreal forest temperate deciduous forest temperate rain forest
Biomes (2) chaparral temperate grassland savannah tropical rain forest
Biomes (3) deciduous forest desert wetlands
Coastal / oceanic Ecology bog estuary intertidal zone pelagic (or bathyal or midnight zone) benthos upwelling coral reef mangrove forest
Lake Ecology hypoxia euphotic zone littoral zone limnetic zone profundal zone benthic zone bathyal zone abyssal zone euphotic (light) littoral (near shore) limnetic (PS) profundal (deep) benthic (sediments +)
Biomes - Listed tundra taiga/boreal forest temperate deciduous forest temperate rain forest chaparral temperate grassland tropical grassland tropical rain forest tropical seasonal forest desert wetlands