Ecology

Ecology

1. Ecosystem

   • abiotic
   • biotic
     • producer
       • photosynthesis
         • CO2 gas + water + sunlight
           • glucose + oxygen gas
       • cellular respiration
     • consumer
       • herbivore
       • carnivore
       • omnivore
       • detrivore
         • scavenger
         • decomposer

2. biodiversity

   • among ecosystems
   • genetic diversity
   • within a species

3. biosphere

   • atmosphere
   • lithosphere
     • loam soil
     • clay soil
     • sandy soil
     • layers
       • topsoil
       • subsoil
       • bedrock
   • hydrosphere
   • biomes
     • ecosystems
       • niches
         • community
           • habitat
             • population
               • species
     • terrestrial
       • deciduous forest
       • boreal forests
       • tundra
       • grasslands
       • temperate coniferous
     • aquatic
       • marine
       • freshwater

4. energy flow

   • nutrients
     • COHN
     • cycles
       • water cycle
       • nitrogen cycle
         • nitrogen-fixation
           • nitogen gas>nitrates/ammonia
         • nitrification
           • ammonia>nitrates>NO2>N2
         • dentrification
           • nitrates>nitrites>N2
       • carbon cycle
         • processes
           • cellular respiration
           • photosynthesis
         • reservoirs
           • ocean
           • forests
   • relationships
     • energy pyramid
       • 10% is passed on
     • food chain
     • food web

5. Population

   • carrying capacity
     • limiting factors
       • abiotic
         • sunlight
         • water
         • soil
         • air
       • biotic
         • competition
         • predation
         • symbiosis
           • commensalism
           • mutualism
           • parasitism
         • disease-causing organisms
   • Species at risk
     • extirpated
     • endangered
     • threatened
     • special concern
     • Strategies
       • Ex-situ
       • In-situ
       • ecological footprint

6. sustainability

   • human activity
     • habitat change
       • habitat fragmentation
       • soil erosion
     • overexploitation
       • cod
       • water
     • pollution
       • acid rain
       • water quality
       • heavy metals
         • bioaccumulation
         • biomagnification
         • pesticides
     • climate change
     • invasive species

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