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Chapter 19 Ecosystem Essentials

Chapter 19 Ecosystem Essentials. Geosystems 6e An Introduction to Physical Geography. Robert W. Christopherson Charles E. Thomsen. Ecosystem Essentials. Ecosystem Components and Cycles   Biotic Ecosystem Operations   Ecosystems and Succession  . Ecosystem Components and Cycles.

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Chapter 19 Ecosystem Essentials

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  1. Chapter 19Ecosystem Essentials Geosystems 6e An Introduction to Physical Geography Robert W. Christopherson Charles E. Thomsen

  2. Ecosystem Essentials • Ecosystem Components and Cycles   • Biotic Ecosystem Operations   • Ecosystems and Succession  

  3. Ecosystem Components and Cycles • Communities   • Plants: The Essential Biotic Component   • Photosynthesis and Respiration   • Abiotic Ecosystem Components   • Elemental Cycles   • Limiting Factors  

  4. Biotic and Abiotic Components Figure 19.2

  5. Photosynthesis and Respiration Figure 19.5

  6. Energy Budget of the Biosphere Figure 19.6

  7. Net Primary Productivity Figure 19.7

  8. Temperature and Precipitation Figure 19.8

  9. Life Zones Figure 19.9

  10. Carbon and Oxygen Cycles Figure 19.10

  11. The Nitrogen Cycle Figure 19.11

  12. Limiting Factors Figure 19.12

  13. The Gulf Coast Dead Zone Figure NR 19.2.1

  14. Biotic Ecosystem Operations • Producers, Consumers, and Decomposers   • Examples of Complex Food Webs   • Efficiency in a Food Web   • Ecological Relations   • Concentration of Pollution in Food Chains  

  15. Energy, Nutrient, and Food Pathways Figure 19.13

  16. Food Chains Figure 19.14

  17. Food Webs Figure 19.15

  18. Biomass Consumption and Efficiency Figure 19.16

  19. Population Distribution in Two Ecosystems Figure 19.17

  20. Energy and Nutrient Flows Figure 19.18

  21. Toxin Accumulation Figure 19.19

  22. Ecosystems and Succession • Ecosystem Stability and Diversity   • Ecological Succession   • Terrestrial Succession   • Aquatic Succession

  23. Population Controlling Factors Figure 19.20

  24. Clear-cutting Figure 19.21

  25. Agricultural Ecosystems Figure 19.22

  26. Present and Potential Distribution Figure 19.23

  27. Primary Succession Figure 19.25

  28. Mount St. Helens Figure 19.26

  29. Mount St. Helens Figure 19.26

  30. Mount St. Helens Figure 19.26

  31. Mount St. Helens Figure 19.26

  32. Mount St. Helens Figure 19.26

  33. Yellowstone Recovery Figure 19.27

  34. Aquatic Succession Figure 19.30

  35. End of Chapter 19Ecosystem Essentials Geosystems 6e An Introduction to Physical Geography Robert W. Christopherson Charles E. Thomsen

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