BIO10 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Edaphic, Herbivore, Cybernetics
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The ecosystem is the basic unit of structure and function in ecology. It consists of a community of populations that interact with the abiotic factors of the environment. On june 21 of every year, the vertical rays of the sun strike the. On the same day, the sun shines for 24 h in the north of the arctic circle (66. 560n) When these resources are abundant, the population of the species normally experiences population growth as consumption facilitates health and reproduction. If the resources are over- consumed, the population of the species will experience a decline in the number of individuals because resource scarcity leads to starvation and death. The population size of most species reaches a steady state equilibrium that is defined by the availability of the limiting resources in its habitat. This equilibrium is also called the carrying capacity. A condition is an environmental factor through which organisms have differential responses to.
