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Ecosystem Ecology. Ecosystem Ecology is. “organisms in the ecosystem regulating the capture and expenditure of energy, and the cycling of chemicals.”. Ecosystem Ecology is. “ organisms in the ecosystem regulating the capture and expenditure of energy , and the cycling of chemicals .”.
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Ecosystem Ecology is “organisms in the ecosystem regulating the capture and expenditure of energy, and the cycling of chemicals.”
Ecosystem Ecology is “organisms in the ecosystem regulating thecapture and expenditure of energy, and thecycling of chemicals.”
Ecosphere a closed system
Nutrients (Chemicals)
Herbivore Primary consumer
Carnivore Secondary Consumer
Nutrients (Chemicals)
No such thing as a free lunch … … and no lunch goes uneaten
Food chain Nutrients Cycle
Photosynthesis Energy is stored in organic molecules during photosynthesis Light energy Photo-synthesis Oxygen gas Glucose Carbon dioxide Water
Galapagos Vent Community Primary production NOTbased on solar energy
Salt Marsh Coos Bay, Oregon
Desert Death Valley
Fossil Fuels oil natural gas coal