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Understanding Climate and Life Ecosystems

Explore the intricate relationship between climate and life ecosystems. Learn how climate impacts food webs, nutrient flow, and biodiversity. Discover the greenhouse effect, niche ecology, and habitat diversity.

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Understanding Climate and Life Ecosystems

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  1. Climate and Life

  2. Climate • Different than weather • Climate is about averages • Average temperature, average humidity, average precipitation • Climate affects the structure of food webs and nutrient flow

  3. Greenhouse effect • This is natural • Heat is trapped on the earth • Acts as thermostat to keep the temperatures of earth acceptable for life

  4. Environment • Physical factors (abiotic) • Climate, soil type, pH, nutrient availability • Biological factors (biotic) • Other living things around our target organism • Combination of biotic and abiotic factor is called an ecosystem

  5. Niche • Tells you everything about an organism • Full range of physical and biological conditions in which organisms in a species live • Competitive exclusion: no species occupy the same niche

  6. Habitat • The type of surroundings in which a species lives and thrives • Organisms can share the same habitat but have different niches

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