(par 1.5) Ecological intelligence
ECOLOGICAL INTELIGENCE http://www.popularmechanics.co.za/content/general/singlepage.asp?fid=344&pno=1 Naturalist Ian McCallum believes it’s time to step down from our pedestal and explore the evolutionary bonds that still connect life across our planet WHEN we review the history of life on this planet, it is evident that death and, eventually, extinction is the fate of all species and that life, with […]
(par 1.4.2) The Ecosystem
The Ecosystem http://www.eoearth.org/view/article/152248/ Author: Erle Ellis Topic Editor: J. Emmett Duffy An ecosystem is a community of organisms interacting with each other and with their environment such that energy is exchanged and system-level processes, such as the cycling of elements, emerge. Levels of organization of Ecology, highlighting ecosystems. (Credit: Erle Ellis) The ecosystem is a core concept in Biology and Ecology, serving as […]
(par 1.4.2) Introduction to Basic Ecology (taken from Wikipedia)
Introduction to Basic Ecology http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Ecology/Introduction An earth star fungus, Geastrum aff. welwitschii. The strange structures shown are but a small part of the fungus, developed by that organism under genetic control to produce and disperse its spores. Much more of the biomass of this life form is found within the soil. The objective of this wikibook, A Study Guide […]