CHAPTER 3.1 NATURAL LAWS

Chapter 3.1.1: Thermodynamic laws

10 May 23

(par 3. 1.1) Energy in Ecosystems (taken from Wikipedia)

20 Nov 22

(par 3. 1.1) The Laws of Thermodynamics

Chapter 3.1.2: Preservation of matter

20 Nov 22

(par 3. 1.2) The Second Law of Thermodynamics – Equilibrium & Heat Engines

Chapter 3.1.3: Limiting factors

20 Nov 22

(par 3. 1.3) Limiting Factors: Biotic and Abiotic Factors Influence on Ecosystems

Chapter 3.1.4: Trigger factors

20 Nov 22

(par 3. 1.4) Prescribed Drugs in the Environment May Affect Plant Growth

20 Nov 22

(par 3. 1.4) Algal bloom

Chapter 3.1.5: Holocenotic principle

10 May 23

Par 3.1.5 Life’s Organizing Principles — Part I Intrinsic Qualities of Life

20 Nov 22

(par 3. 1.5) Barry Commoner’s Holocenosis

CHAPTER 3.2: THE FUNCTIONING OF ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS

Chapter 3.2.1: Photosynthesis

20 Nov 22

(par 3. 2.1) Parts of an Ecosystem

20 Nov 22

(par 3. 2.1) Light, Green Plants and Photosynthesis

20 Nov 22

(par 3. 2.1) Species interaction

20 Nov 22

(par 3. 2.1) Trophic levels and energy transfer

20 Nov 22

(par 3. 2.1) Food Chain: Detritus (wikipedia) Cycle

Chapter 3.2.2: Food chain

20 Nov 22

(par 3. 2.2) Food Chains and Food Webs

20 Nov 22

(par 3. 2.2) Food Chain and Food Web

Chapter 3.2.3: Food networks

CHAPTER 3.3: CYCLES IN THE ECOSYSTEM

Chapter 3.3.1: The hydrological cycle

20 Nov 22

(par 3. 3.1) The Hydrological Cycle

20 Nov 22

(par 3. 3.1) Description of the Hydrologic Cycle

Chapter 3.3.2: Gaseous cycles

20 Nov 22

(par 3. 3.2) Nitrogen Cycle

20 Nov 22

(par 3. 3.2) Carbon dioxide accumulates as seas and forests struggle to absorb

20 Nov 22

(par 3. 3.2) Greenhouse Gases Hit Record High Amid Fears of CO2 Saturation Point

1 2 Next »

Chapter 3.3.3: Sedimentary cycles

Chapter 3.3.4: Circulation periods

CHAPTER 3.4: FOOD PYRAMIDS AND ENERGY FLOW

Chapter 3.4.1: Food pyramids according to numbers and mass

11 May 23

(par 3. 4.1) Types of food pyramids

20 Nov 22

(par 3. 4.1) The Food Web

Chapter 3.4.2: Food pyramids according to Energy flow

10 May 23

(par 3. 4.2) Ecosystem processes

20 Nov 22

(par 3. 4.2) Energy in Ecosystems

20 Nov 22

(par 3. 4.2) The Flow of Energy in Ecosystems

1 2 Next »

CHAPTER 3.5: PRODUCTIVITY AND BIOMASS

Chapter 3.5.1: Primary production

20 Nov 22

(par 3. 5.1) What Is an Autotroph

20 Nov 22

(par 3. 5.1) Primary production

Chapter 3.5.2: Secondary production

CHAPTER 3.6: POPULATION NUMBERS AND CARRYING CAPACITY

20 Nov 22

(par 3. 6 ) Biocapacity

20 Nov 22

(par 3. 6 ) Grazing capacity – Calculation of grazing capacity and browse capacity for game species

CHAPTER 3.7: BIOLOGICAL CONTROL MECHANISMS FOR POPULATION

Chapter 3.7.1: Predation

20 Nov 22

(par 3. 7.1) Preditor-prey cycles

20 Nov 22

(par 3. 7.1) Role of predation

Chapter 3.7.2: Cannibalism, cronism and prolicide

20 Nov 22

(par 3. 7.2) Forms of cannabalism & parasitism

Chapter 3.7.3: Symbiosis

20 Nov 22

(par 3. 7.3) Symbiotic relationships (2)

20 Nov 22

(par 3. 7.3) Symbiotic relationships (1)

20 Nov 22

(par 3. 7.3) Mighty Mutualisms: The Nature of Plant-pollinator Interactions

Chapter 3.7.4: Commensalism and amensalism

20 Nov 22

(par 3. 7.4) Symbiotic relationships (2)

20 Nov 22

(par 3. 7.4) Symbiotic relationships (1)

Chapter 3.7.5: Parasitis

20 Nov 22

(par 3. 7.5) Paratisism – from Animal and Plant Adaptations and Behaviours

20 Nov 22

(par 3. 7.5) Parasitism

Chapter 3.7.6: Suicide

11 May 23

(par 3. 7.6) Study sheds light on mass beachings

CHAPTER 3.8: COMPETITION FOR RESOURCES

Chapter 3.8.1: Competition amongst animals

20 Nov 22

(par 3. 8.1) Compitition amongst Animals – from Animal and Plant Adaptations and Behaviours

Chapter 3.8.2: Competition amongst plants

20 Nov 22

(par 3. 8.2) Compitition amongst Plants and animals

CHAPTER 3.9: ECOLOGICAL SUCCESSION

Chapter 3.9.1: Primary and secondary succession

20 Nov 22

(par 3. 9.1) Ecosystem Succession: Disturbance and Recovery

20 Nov 22

(par 3. 9.1) Succession

20 Nov 22

(par 3. 9.1) Origens of ‘ecosystem’ & related terms

Chapter 3.9.2: The climax stage

20 Nov 22

(par 3. 9.2) Plant Succession

20 Nov 22

(par 3. 9.2) Climax community

CHAPTER 3.10: STABILITY

Chapter 3.10.1: Homeostasis

20 Nov 22

(par 3.10.1) Homeostatisis (from Wikipedia)

20 Nov 22

(par 3.10.1) System regulation – It’s all about Homeostasis

Chapter 3.10.2 Dynamic equilibrium

7 Mar 24

Par 3.10.2 In Hong Kong, abandoned villages have been reclaimed by nature

25 Jul 23

(par 3.10.2) How ‘natural geoengineering’ can help slow global warming

20 Nov 22

(par 3.11.2) 2006-08-01 Stocking rate vs. stock density

1 2 Next »

Chapter 3.10.3: The vulnerability of an ecosystem

20 Nov 22

(par 3.10.3) Genetic diversity

20 Nov 22

(par 3.10.3) Resilience (from wikipedia)

Chapter 3.10.4: Disturbances and resilience

20 Nov 22

(par 3.10.4) ‘Inappropriate’ back-burns could drive species extinct

20 Nov 22

(par 3.10.4) Disturbance (ecology)

CHAPTER 3.11: CARRYING CAPACITY

Chapter 3.11.1: Recreational land use

20 Nov 22

(par 3.11.1) Tourism carrying capacity (taken from wikipedia)

Chapter 3.11.2: Cattle farming

20 Nov 22

(par 3.11.2) Understanding carrying capacity and stocking rates in grazing systems

Chapter 3.11.3: Game farming

20 Nov 22

(par 3.11.3) Optimizing game production in a new era: The road to financial success

20 Nov 22

(par 3.11.3) Carrying Capacity & its Impact on Wildlife Population

Chapter 3.11.4: Summary

20 Nov 22

(par 3.11.4) Land Use – Definition and Different Types of Land Use

CHAPTER 3.12: RHYTHMICITY

20 Nov 22

(par 3.12) Biological Clock

20 Nov 22

(par 3.12) Biological Rhythms (Biorhythms)