Population Size & Ecosystems

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A level Biology Mapa Mental sobre Population Size & Ecosystems, creado por Celina Gupta el 06/05/2017.
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Population Size & Ecosystems
  1. Population graphs
    1. Oscillations

      Nota:

      • Predator-prey relationship causes both populations to oscillate
      1. Sigmoid growth: usual pattern of growth= 1 step growth curve
      2. Density-Dependent Factors
        1. Environmental factors that have more effect if the populations in a given area is large
          1. Disease, parasitism, predation, depletion of food supply
            1. Biotic
            2. Density-Independent Factors
              1. Abiotic
                1. Effect is the same regardless of population size
                  1. Temperature
                  2. Ecosystems: A characteristic community of interdependent species interacting with the abiotic components of their habitat
                    1. A sequence of energy changes
                    2. Abundance: The number of individuals in a species in a given area or volume
                      1. Capture-mark-recapture
                        1. Kicksampling
                          1. Quadrat
                            1. Kite diagrams
                            2. Distribution: The area/volume in which the organism of a species are found
                              1. Transect
                                1. Belt transect
                                  1. Line transect
                                  2. Food Chains
                                    1. Energy leaves the system as heat
                                      1. Length is dependent on

                                        Nota:

                                        • -The energy that enters the food chain at the 1st trophic level -Efficiency of energy transfer between trophic levels  -Predator and prey population -Size of the ecosystem: larger=longer
                                        1. Photosynthetic efficiency: A measure of the ability of a plant to trap light energy

                                          Nota:

                                          • -Wrong wavelength of light -Light can be reflected -Light can be transmitted straight through the leag
                                          1. Efficiency of energy transfer= Energy incorporated into biomass after transfer/ Energy available in biomass before transfer
                                            1. There is a loss from the food chain at each level

                                              Nota:

                                              • -There is energy in molecules that are egested -Energy is lost as heat due to respiration - Energy remains in molecules in parts of animal that may not be eaten e.g. horns
                                            2. Ecological Pyramids
                                              1. Pyramid of Numbers
                                                1. Does not take into account the size of the organisms
                                                  1. Area of the pyramid bar is proportional to the total number at each trophic level
                                                  2. Pyramid of Energy =feeding relationships
                                                    1. Area of bar decreases =energy loss from the ecosystem
                                                      1. Easy to compare the efficiency of energy transfer between trophic levels
                                                      2. Pyramid of Biomass
                                                        1. Inverted pyramid
                                                          1. Hard to measure accurately
                                                        2. Succession
                                                          1. Climax community equilibrium
                                                            1. GPP=Respiration
                                                              1. Constant quantity of humus
                                                                1. Complex food web
                                                                2. Bare rock ---> Deciduous forest
                                                                  1. 1. Algae and lichen colonise the rock=pioneer community
                                                                    1. 2. Formation of primitive soil
                                                                      1. 3. As soil develops, herbaceous plants outcompete mosses. Seeds that can germinate in direct sunlight are favoured
                                                                        1. 4.Tall grass starts to grow. Shade-tolerant species are established
                                                                          1. 5. Soil thickens as plants and animals start to die
                                                                            1. 6. Shrubs outcompete herbaceous plants
                                                                              1. 7. Soil deepens which increases the quantity of minerals and humus in the soil
                                                                                1. 8. Large trees outcompete shrubs
                                                                  2. Secondary succession

                                                                    Nota:

                                                                    • Same sequence as primary succession but it's more rapid
                                                                    1. Factors affecting succession
                                                                      1. Human interference
                                                                        1. Over-grazing
                                                                          1. Farming of land
                                                                            1. Deforestation
                                                                            2. Migration
                                                                              1. Arrival of spore, seeds and animals
                                                                              2. Competition amongst organisms
                                                                                1. Intraspecific-between individuals of the same species
                                                                                  1. Interspecific- between individuals of different species
                                                                              3. Human Impact on the Carbon Cycle
                                                                                1. Deforestation
                                                                                  1. Climate Change
                                                                                    1. Agriculture is vulnerable
                                                                                    2. Global Warming
                                                                                      1. Enhanced greenhouse gas effect
                                                                                    3. Human Impact on the Nitrogen Cycle
                                                                                      1. Fertiliser effects
                                                                                        1. Increase in nitrates
                                                                                          1. Decrease in species diversity
                                                                                            1. Harms all ecosystems
                                                                                          2. Eutrophication
                                                                                            1. Sewage and fertilisers leak into bodies of water
                                                                                          3. Carbon footprint
                                                                                            1. Nitrogen fixation
                                                                                              1. Nitrification
                                                                                                1. Ammonification
                                                                                                  1. Denitrification
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