BISC208 Chapter Notes - Chapter 49, 51, 53.3, 54: Global Warming, Fossil Fuel, Primary Production
17 Feb 2018
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3: flow of energy and the cycling of nutrients through ecosystems depends on primary productivity. 4: npp change combined with precipitation patterns and ocean acidification alters food web and thus ecosystem function; does(cid:374)"t preser(cid:448)e (cid:271)iodi(cid:448)ersit(cid:455) 49 an introduction to ecology: = the study of how organisms interact with each other and their environment, humans cause habitat loss and degradation, pollution, introduction of exotic organisms, and climate change. 5: global ecology/biosphere: how is the biosphere affected by global changes in nutrient cycling and climate, = thin zone surrounding the earth where all life exists = sum of all terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems; . 002% What determines the distribution and abundance of organisms: biogeography = study of how organisms are distributed geographically, determined by abiotic and biotic factors, abiotic factors, no one species can survive the all environmental conditions on. 6: e. g. competition can limit niches, parasites, distribution also determined by events in the past.
