Chapter 2: The Ecosphere – A Compositional Analysis

CHAPTER 2.1: THE EARTH - OUR HABITAT

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(par 2.1 ) Ecosystems and habitats

CHAPTER 2.2: ELEMENTS OF THE ECOSPHERE

Chapter 2.2.1: The Abiotic or Non-Living Component

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(par 2.2.1.10) What are nutrients?
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(par 2.2.1.10) Nutrients (taken from Wikipedia)
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(par 2.2.1. 9) Salinity (taken from Wikipedia)
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(par 2.2.1. 9) Salinity and water quality fact sheet
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(par 2.2.1. 7.1) Effects of Topography
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(par 2.2.1. 6.5) Soil Formation & Soil Horizons
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Chapter 2.2.1.1: Energy

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(par 2.2.1. 1.2) Energy Transformation
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(par 2.2.1. 1.4) Where Do the Laws of Nature Come From
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(par 2.2.1. 1.4) Thermodynamic Laws and the Ecosystem

Chapter 2.2.1.2: Light

Chapter 2.2.1.3: Water

Chapter 2.2.1.4: Temperature

Chapter 2.2.1.5: Atmosphere (air and wind)

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(par 2.2.1. 5) Atmosphere (taken from Wikipedia)

Chapter 2.2.1.6: Soil

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(par 2.2.1. 6.5) Soil Formation & Soil Horizons
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(par 2.2.1. 6.3) How to identify your soil types
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(par 2.2.1. 6. ) DOM and Soil
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Chapter 2.2.1.7: Topography and Landforms

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(par 2.2.1. 7.1) Effects of Topography
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(par 2.2.1. 7 ) Effects of Topography

Chapter 2.2.1.8: Fire

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(par 2.2.1. 8) Fire and its Effects on the Environment

Chapter 2.2.1.9: Salinity of water

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(par 2.2.1. 9) Salinity (taken from Wikipedia)
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(par 2.2.1. 9) Salinity and water quality fact sheet

Chapter 2.2.1.10: Nutrients

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(par 2.2.1.10) What are nutrients?
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(par 2.2.1.10) Nutrients (taken from Wikipedia)

Chapter 2.2.2: The biotic or living component

Chapter 2.2.2.1: Vegetation

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(par 2.2.2. 1.1) Green Plants and their Adaptations
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(par 2.2.2. 1.2) Non-green Plants
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(par 2.2.2. 1 ) Importance of Plants to Life on Earth
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Chapter 2.2.2.2: Animal life

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(par 2.2.2. 2 ) Roles of animals in tropical rainforests
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(par 2.2.2. 2 ) Forest Ecosystem Animals
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(par 2.2.2. 2 ) Humans Would not Exist Without These 5 Animals

Chapter 2.2.2.3: Dead Organic Matter

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(par 2.2.2. 3 ) Decomposition (wikipedia)
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(par 2.2.2. 3 ) Decomposition
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(par 2.2.2. 3. ) Plant litter (wikipedia)

Chapter 2.2.2.4: Humans as ecological factor

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(par 2.2.2. 4 ) Anthropocene (taken from wikipedia)
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(par 2.2.2. 4 ) Human–wildlife conflict

CHAPTER 2.3 THE ENVIRONMENT AS A DYNAMIC SYSTEM

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(par 2.3) Why whale poo matters
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(par 2.3) Ecosystem functioning