Ecology: Selected Concepts |
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FOREWORD by Garrett Hardin vii | 1 |
THE NATURE OF ECOSYSTEMS | 7 |
Ecological | 8 |
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abiotic factors agricultural amensalism answers atmosphere bacteria biogeochemical cycles biological biomass biome biotic potential birth rate carnivore cells chapter chemical complex components consumed cybernetic system death rate decomposers decrease demostat diagram earth earth's surface ecological succession ecologist ecosystem environment environmental resistance evaporation example explain exponential extrinsic food chain forest frames indicated gaseous growth rate heat herbivores homeostatic plateau human population increase individuals inputs interaction intraspecific competition Law of Thermodynamics limited living organisms man's miss any questions molecules natural negative feedback niche nitrates nitrogen nitrogen cycle nutrient budgets occur ocean open system organism's outputs parasite percent phosphates phosphorus phosphorus cycle photosynthesis plants and animals pollution population density population growth population's positive feedback predation production pyramids relationship reproduction respiration sedimentary set point soil solar energy solar radiation stratification subsystems sunlight survival survivorship curve take the Self-Test temperature tion tissue trophic level water cycle