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Biogeography

Biogeography. GPH 111. What else does Solar energy do?. 10 Major Global Biomes. Biome - A large stable terrestrial ecosystem characterized by specific plant and animal communities. Example: Chaparral. Tied to the dry summer Mediterranean climate….

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Biogeography

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  1. Biogeography GPH 111

  2. What else does Solar energy do?

  3. 10 Major Global Biomes Biome - A large stable terrestrial ecosystem characterized by specific plant and animal communities.

  4. Example: Chaparral Tied to the dry summer Mediterranean climate…

  5. Comparison: Which one developed in an arid biome? How did the different plants adapt to their different environments?

  6. Link between elevation and latitude… Alexander Humboldt - Figured out that biomes change poleward and by changes in elevation.

  7. Ecology: The study of the relationships between organisms and their environment among the various ecosystems in the biosphere Ecosystem: A self regulating association of living plants and animals and their physical environment

  8. Plants and animals work to fit specific niches… Are there going to be more tiger or dragonfly critters in an ecosystem or fungus and plants?

  9. Plants: The essential biotic component.. Chlorophyll is the engine behind the world’s major biomes!!! Photosynthesis = Carbon Dioxide + Water + Light Glucose + Oxygen Respiration = Glucose + Oxygen Carbon Dioxide + Water + Heat Energy Generates Plant Growth and Food

  10. Net Primary Productivity: Look Familiar? -- The net photosynthesis for an entire plant community is its net primary productivity

  11. Important Elemental Cycles… • Carbon Cycle “The pH of saltwater has dropped 0.025 units since the early 1990s as the ocean absorbs 50% of the increased CO2 production, 50x more than background” • The Nitrogen Cycle

  12. Ecosystem Stability and Succession Biodiversity

  13. Ecosystem Stability and Succession Climate Change

  14. Ecosystem Stability and Succession Terrestrial Succession

  15. Mt. Saint Helens

  16. Ecosystem Stability and Succession Fire Ecology

  17. Ecosystem Stability and Succession Lake - Bog - Meadow

  18. Things to know: • Be familiar with biomes and know some examples • Some basic understanding of plant / animal adaptations • Biome link between elevation and latitude • What an ecosystem is and what ecologists study • Understand how plants / animals fit into niches (tigers versus plants) • Net primary productivity and relation to climate • Carbon and Nitrogen Cycles • Familiar with ecosystem stability and succession, know an example Help: Chapter 16

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