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ECOSYSTEM ECOLOGY. Chad King / MBNMS. LEVELS OF ECOLOGY. Population Community Ecosystem = the organisms that exist and interact in an area and their environment. ECOSYSTEM ECOLOGY. Energy flows Nutrients cycle. LadyofHats Wikimedia. ENERGY PYRAMID. Tertiary Consumers. 10 J.
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ECOSYSTEM ECOLOGY Chad King / MBNMS
LEVELS OF ECOLOGY • Population • Community • Ecosystem = the organisms that exist and interact in an area and their environment
ECOSYSTEM ECOLOGY • Energy flows • Nutrients cycle LadyofHats Wikimedia
ENERGY PYRAMID Tertiary Consumers 10 J Secondary Consumers 100 J Primary Consumers HEAT 1,000 J Producers 10,000 J 1,000,000 J of sunlight
ACTIVITY Create an energy pyramid for the kelp forest ecosystem
ECOSYSTEM ECOLOGY • Energy flows • Nutrients cycle LadyofHats Wikimedia
Reservoir WATER CYCLE Process 2 1 1 2 4 3 3 5 4 3 4 5
Reservoir Carbon Cycle Process 1 1 5 3 Consumption 2 Animals 4 3 2 4 3 1 5 2 6 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/CarbonCycle/
NITROGEN CYCLE 1 4 Animals 3 5 2 Johann Dréo (Wikimedia) 2
WATER CYCLE 2 1 1 2 4 3 3 Reservoir 4 5 Process 3 4 5
Carbon Cycle 1 1 3 5 2 Animals 4 3 2 4 3 1 5 2 6 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/CarbonCycle/
NITROGEN CYCLE 1 4 Animals 3 5 2 Johann Dréo (Wikimedia) 2