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1 ECOSYSTEMS

2 Ecosystem - all the organisms in a given area as well as the
abiotic (= physical) factors with which they interact

3 Ecosystems Seen as systems which transform energy and process organic matter Detritivores Secondary consumers Primary consumers Detritus Primary producers

4 Ecosystems all photosynthetic organisms
Who are each of the levels in these systems 1. Primary producers all photosynthetic organisms these are photoautrophs that fix carbon and allow it to be used at other levels Plants Algae Phytoplankton

5 Ecosystems all plant-eating organisms (= herbivores)
Who are each of the levels in these systems 2. Primary consumers all plant-eating organisms (= herbivores)

6 Ecosystems all heterotrophic organisms predators
Who are each of the levels in these systems 3. Secondary consumers all heterotrophic organisms predators

7 Ecosystems Who are each of the levels in these systems 4. Detritus
- dead organic matter

8 Ecosystems Who are each of the levels in these systems
5. Detritivores/Decomposers -organisms that eat dead organic material

9 Ecosystems Seen as systems which transform energy and process organic matter = pathway for material (or carbon) Secondary consumers Detritivores Detritus Primary consumers Primary producers

10 Ecosystems Seen as systems which transform energy and process organic matter = pathway for energy = pathway for material (or carbon) Heat Heat Secondary consumers Detritivores Heat Heat Heat Detritus Primary consumers Heat Heat Heat Primary producers

11 From last lecture Heat Heat Heat Heat Heat Heat Heat
= pathway for energy = pathway for material (or carbon) Heat Secondary consumers Detritivores Heat Heat Heat Detritus Primary consumers Heat Heat Heat Primary producers

12 Ecosystems We are looking at oversimplification The reality??
The Scotian Shelf Ecosystem

13 Production in Ecosystems
- Starts with photosynthesis - fixes carbon Glucose Sunlight + O2 + Water + + H20 CO2 6 CO H20 + light  C6H12O6 + 6H20 + 6O2

14 Production in Ecosystems
The sum total of all carbon fixed by plants in any ecosystem is the GROSS PRIMARY PRODUCTION (GPP) But plants must use some of this fixed energy for in their own cellular respiration

15 Production in Ecosystems
What is available to the next trophic (feeding) level is NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION (NPP) Gross primary Production (GPP) Energy used in respiration Net primary Production (NPP) - = Available to next level

16 FOOD CHAINS TRACE THE FATE OF NPP AT EACH LEVEL
NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION Secondary consumers Detritivores FOOD CHAINS TRACE THE FATE OF NPP AT EACH LEVEL Detritus Primary consumers Primary producers

17 Production in Ecosystems
Amount of NPP varies between ecosystems

18 Production in Ecosystems
HOW EFFICIENT IS ALL THIS? Some available to detritivore level Unavailable Available to predators

19 Production in Ecosystems
HOW EFFICIENT IS ALL THIS? It varies between ecosystems but 33 = 16.5% 200 This value is high generally assume 10% (varies from 5 to 20%)

20 Efficiencies in Ecosystems
Prey production Exploitation efficiency Detritus Ingested energy Egestion Ecological (food chain) efficiency Assimilation efficiency Gross production efficiency Assimilated energy Respiration Excretion Net production efficiency Consumer production

21 Efficiencies in Ecosystems
Ingestion of food Exploitation efficiency = Production of ‘prey’ Assimilation Assimilation efficiency = Ingestion Production (growth and reproduction) Net production efficiency = Assimilation Net production efficiency Production Gross Production efficiency = Assimilation efficiency X = Ingestion Net production efficiency Consumer production Ecological (food chain) efficiency Exploitation efficiency Assimilation efficiency = = X X Prey production

22 Production in Ecosystems
What’s the result of this loss of material? At each trophic level - lose 90% energy taken in -not available to next level Production (or Trophic) (or Food) Pyramid

23 Production in Ecosystems - Standing Crop
Standing Crop - total dry weight of all organisms at a trophic level in any ecosystem at a point in time Loss to next level Loss to respiration Total energy (=carbon) fixed Standing Crop

24 Production in Ecosystems - Standing Crop
Generate Standing Crop or Biomass pyramids Secondary Consumer Primary Consumer Primary Producer Forest Ecosystem

25 Production in Ecosystems - Standing Crop
Generate Standing Crop or Biomass pyramids Secondary Consumer Primary Consumer Primary Producer Coral Reef Forest Ecosystem Why the difference?

26 Production in Ecosystems - Standing Crop
Turnover time = Standing crop biomass (mg/m2) Production (mg/m2/day) Translation: If standing crop is low and production is high, the turnover time is short

27 Production in Ecosystems - Standing Crop
Why the difference? Primary production is very high Primary production is consumed very quickly Therefore, standing crop is low Coral Reef

28 Production in Ecosystems
Also explains different numbers at each level A Numbers Pyramid

29 Food Webs – A Better Picture?
Quaternary producers Tertiary producers Secondary producers Primary producers Detritivores

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32 Food Webs – A Better Picture?

33 Cycling of Nutrients All the major nutrients cycle through the environment Often linked to the hydrological (or water) cycle

34 Cycling of Nutrients All the major nutrients cycle through the environment e.g. Carbon

35 Cycling of Nutrients All the major nutrients cycle through the environment e.g. Phosphorus

36 Cycling of Nutrients - 4 separate reservoirs of material
Nutrient (chemical) cycles include more than just the biological world - 4 separate reservoirs of material Organic material available as nutrients Organic material unavailable as nutrients Living organisms, detritus Coal, oil, peat Inorganic material available as nutrients Inorganic material unavailable as nutrients Atmosphere, soil, water Minerals in rocks

37 Cycling of Nutrients Nutrient (chemical) cycles include more than just the biological world Organic material available as nutrients Living organisms, detritus

38 Cycling of Nutrients Nutrient (chemical) cycles include more than just the biological world Organic material available as nutrients Organic material unavailable as nutrients Fossilization Living organisms, detritus Coal, oil, peat

39 Cycling of Nutrients Nutrient (chemical) cycles include more than just the biological world Organic material available as nutrients Organic material unavailable as nutrients Fossilization Living organisms, detritus Coal, oil, peat Assimilation, Photosynthesis Respiration, Decomposition. Excretion Burning fossil fuels Inorganic material available as nutrients Atmosphere, soil, water

40 Cycling of Nutrients Nutrient (chemical) cycles include more than just the biological world Organic material available as nutrients Organic material unavailable as nutrients Fossilization Living organisms, detritus Coal, oil, peat Assimilation, Photosynthesis Respiration, Decomposition. Excretion Burning fossil fuels Weathering, erosion Inorganic material availiable as nutrients Inorganic material unavailable as nutrients Atmosphore, soil, water Minerals in rocks Formation of sedimentary rock

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