Ecosystems: components, energy flow, and matter cycling Chapter 3.
Ecosystems: Components, Energy Flow, and Matter Cycling
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Ecosystems: Components, Energy Flow, and Matter Cycling
Key Components
•Ecological Structure
•Basic Components of the Ecosystem
•Matter Cycles and Energy Flow
The Nature of Ecology Ecosystem organization
Organisms– Individual species Population – a group of the same species in a Specific geographic region Community – Two or more pop-ulations interacting together Ecosystem – All of the biotic and Abiotic organisms interacting Biome – Ecosystems of a geographicArea with similar climate Biosphere – The livings Earth
The Earth’s Life-Support Systems
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Hydrosphere
Lithosphere
Biosphere
Sustaining Life of Earth One-way flow
of energy
Cycling ofmatter
The Source of Energy
Ecosystem Concepts and Components
Biomes
Role of climate
Aquatic life zones
Biomes That You Are Responsible To Know Details About
• Temperate Deciduous Forest• Temperate Grassland• Taiga• Tundra• Desert• Tropical Rainforest• Savanna
•AKA – Edge (Edge Effect)•More Biodiversity
Ecosystem Boundaries: Ecotones
Principles of Ecological Factors Abiotic factors
Biotic factors
Law of tolerance
Limiting factors Density Independent Density Dependent
The Biotic Components of Ecosystems Producers
(autotrophs)- make their own food Consumers
(heterotrophs) –Obtain nutrients Herbivores Carnivores Scavengers Detrivores Saprophytes (Decomposers)
Biological Interactions – Food WebsThe more organisms in FW, the more biodiverse the ecosystem
• Arrows show the direction of energy flow
Trophic Pyramid• Shows the energy available at every step of a
food chain• Trophic Level = an organisms place in a food
chain• Most organisms can occupy more than one
trophic level• Bottom of the pyramid will ALWAYS be
producers• Decomposers are not usually included in a
pyramid
Ecological Pyramids Pyramid of
energy flow Ecological
efficiency Pyramid of
biomass Pyramid of
numbers
Fig. 4-20 p. 79
Primary Productivity of Ecosystems Gross primary productivity (GPP)
Net primary productivity (NPP)
Fig. 4-25 p. 81
Hydrologic (Water) Cycle
The Carbon Cycle (Terrestrial)
The Carbon Cycle (Aquatic)
Carbon Cycle
Photosynthesis• Occurs in the Chloroplast• 2 part process
– Light Dependent = Occurs in the thyllakoid membrane
– Light Independent = Occurs in the stroma
• 6CO2 + 6H20 + Sunlight C6H12O6 + 6O2
Cellular Respiration• Occurs in the Cytoplasm
and Mitochondria• Anaerobic occurs without
oxygen = Produces less Carbon dioxide
• Aerobic occurs with oxygen = produces lots of CO2
• C6H1206 + 6O2 6C02 + 6H20 + 38 ATP
The Nitrogen CycleFig. 4-29 p. 86
The Phosphorus Cycle
The Sulfur Cycle
How Do Ecologists Learn About Ecosystems?
Field research
Remote sensing
Geographic information systems (GIS)
Laboratory research
Systems analysis
Remote Sensing Examples
Deforestation in the Amazon
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/GlobalMaps/
Deforestation and Development in Bolivia
GIS and Systems Analysis
Fig. 4-33 p. 91Fig. 4-32 p. 91
Ecosystem Servicesand Sustainability