Ecology: We are all connected and interdependent

Fig 54.6 Food Web

Ecological Interconnections

Fig 54.1 Interconnections

Predator-Prey interactions Fig 52.12 Predator-Prey interactions

Hare populations are limited by predation and food availability. Fig 52.13 Hare populations are limited by predation and food availability.

Fig 52.7 Carrying Capacity stationary phase exponential growth

Human Population Growth Fig 52.16 Human Population Growth

What limits Carrying Capacity?… Fig 52.7 stationary phase exponential growth

…Availability of resources. Space

Availability of resources and removal of waste limits carrying capacity Fig 54.1

fewer consumers than producers

Energy is lost in each consumer Fig 54.7 Energy is lost in each consumer 1000

Energy is lost as it is consumed: where does it go? Fig 54.7 Energy is lost as it is consumed: where does it go? 1000

only a small percent of energy from plants enters the food chain Fig 54.8 only a small percent of energy from plants enters the food chain

only a small percent of energy is stored in organism Fig 54.9 only a small percent of energy is stored in organism

Energy is lost in each consumer Fig 54.7 Energy is lost in each consumer 1000

…Availability of resources. Space

Fig 54.14 Carbon cycle

CO2 levels in Hawaii and average global temp. Fig 54.15 CO2 levels in Hawaii and average global temp.

We are all interconnected and interrelated... Wangari Maathai - Resources and Conflict http://youtube.com/watch?v=dA0qGlnc-30