RNR 1001 Chapter : Ecology
Document Summary
Ecology is a relatively young science (mid-20th century) defined as: relationships of living organisms to their environment all bioticand abioticfactors that affect an organism. Productivity rate at which energy is captured and stored, starts with converting abiotic resources into sugars were they can then be used as energy mainly performed through photosynthesis by autotrophic organisms. Chemosynthesis transforming inorganic carbon into organic carbon compounds preformed by bacteria. Abiogenicturbidity is caused by particulate matter non-point sources are particularly important. Sedimentis the #1 water pollutant in the u. s. All of the resources used by a species, negative feedback loop. Populations are different reproductively isolated enough to unique genetic composition. Populations result adaptation from genetic diversity local to.
