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Commoner’s laws of ecology

Commoner’s laws of ecology. Everything is connected to everything else What happens when the connection breaks?. Law 1. A food chain is a link between an organism and its food. A food chain always starts with a plant and ends up with an animal.

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Commoner’s laws of ecology

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  1. Commoner’s laws of ecology

  2. Everything is connected to everything else What happens when the connection breaks? Law 1

  3. A food chain is a link between an organism and its food. A food chain always starts with a plant and ends up with an animal. All food chains have a common beginning: the sun’s solar energy. Producers receive this energy and convert it into food for primary consumers (herbivores) and secondary consumers (carnivores).   Food Chains and Webs A food web is made up of two or more food chains Create A Food Web Food Chains and Food Webs

  4. In the beginning, environmental changes were slow and organisms had time to adapt to change Now changes are rapid and organisms are finding it difficult to adjust For the first time, food chains are actually getting shorter. Ecologists are beginning to recognize that maintaining these relationships and interdependencies is vital Land managers are starting to consider diversity and balance How do Chains and Webs related to Commoner’s Laws?

  5. Everything Has to Go Somewhere or There is No Such Place as Away What happens if these cycles are disrupted? Law 2

  6. Biosphere divided into separate but interdependent units or ecosystems Continuation of life in a biosphere depends on constant recycling of nutrients (chemical ingredients) a limit to the amount of minerals, nutrients, air, water and soil that are available within the system, and the rate at which they can be imported from outside the system. substances must be recycled to support the living members of the system. disturbance in these cycles can jeopardize the entire system. two of the most important cycles are the water cycle and the nutrient cycle. Cycles

  7. Nature knows best You don’t fool with Mother Nature Law 3

  8. There’s no such thing as a free lunch. Everything comes from something – for everything, there is a cost Law 4

  9. The Refireproofing of Florida The Depletion of the Cod Stocks in the Grand Banks The BP Oil Spill Belo Monte Dam Tour - Amazon Watch Examples of broken commoner’s laws

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