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Ecology. Succession Trophic Levels Food Webs Biomes. Ecological Successions. Series of predictable changes that occur over time in response to disturbances. Two types Primary –Occurs on “new” ground (little/no soil) Glacier melt Volcanic lava/ash Secondary
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Ecology Succession Trophic Levels Food Webs Biomes
Ecological Successions • Series of predictable changes that occur over time in response to disturbances. • Two types • Primary –Occurs on “new” ground (little/no soil) • Glacier melt • Volcanic lava/ash • Secondary • Disturbance over existing soil (ex. old farmland)
Primary Succession • Occurs where no ecosystem was before. • On rocks, cliffs • Soil building occurs
Primary Succession • Soil particle sizes: how they are classified:
Primary Succession Volcano addingnew land to Hawaii
Primary Succession Lichens begin growing
Primary succession can be seen happening on the sidewalks. • If left alone, even NYC would return to a cement filled woodland.
Primary Succession Grasses and other species begin to cover in subsequent years
Primary Succession Grasses and other species begin to cover in subsequent years
Trophic Levels Tertiary Consumers(Carnivores – eat carnivores) Top two also contain Omnivores (Eat plants and animals) Secondary Consumers (Carnivores – eat herbivores) Primary Consumers (Herbivores – eat plants) Producers (Plants) Decomposers (bacteria and fungi)
Trophic Levels How the numbers of these type organisms actually compare to each other.
Food Webs An example of a Food Web Shows how many organisms are interconnected by different paths.
Food Chain Food chains are different from food webs. Chains only show ONE path of energy flow.
Biomes • Tropical Rain Forest
Biomes • Tropical Rain Forest • Tropical Dry Forest
Biomes • Tropical Rain Forest • Tropical Dry Forest • Savannah
Biomes • Tropical Rain Forest • Tropical Dry Forest • Savannah • Desert
Biomes • Tropical Rain Forest • Tropical Dry Forest • Savannah • Desert • Grassland
Biomes • Tropical Rain Forest • Tropical Dry Forest • Savannah • Desert • Grassland • Temperate Woodland/shrubland
Biomes • Tropical Rain Forest • Tropical Dry Forest • Savannah • Desert • Grassland • Temperate Woodland/shrubland • Temperate Forest
Biomes • Tropical Rain Forest • Tropical Dry Forest • Savannah • Desert • Grassland • Temperate Woodland/shrubland • Temperate Forest • NW Coniferous Forest
Biomes • Tropical Rain Forest • Tropical Dry Forest • Savannah • Desert • Grassland • Temperate Woodland/shrubland • Temperate Forest • NW Coniferous Forest • Taiga
Biomes • Tropical Rain Forest • Tropical Dry Forest • Savannah • Desert • Grassland • Temperate Woodland/shrubland • Temperate Forest • NW Coniferous Forest • Taiga • Tundra