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    Ecosystem Correction Compressed

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    This document discusses key concepts in ecosystems, including biotic and abiotic factors, productivity, nutrient cycling, succession, and ecological pyramids. It explains that biotic communities are dynamic and change over time through succession to reach a climax community. Nutrients cycle through the ecosystem as organisms decompose and as matter moves from producers to primary, secondary, and tertiary consumers. Energy flows in a one-way direction from producers to consumers in the food web.

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    This document discusses key concepts in ecosystems, including biotic and abiotic factors, productivity, nutrient cycling, succession, and ecological pyramids. It explains that biotic communities are dynamic and change over time through succession to reach a climax community. Nutrients cycle through the ecosystem as organisms decompose and as matter moves from producers to primary, secondary, and tertiary consumers. Energy flows in a one-way direction from producers to consumers in the food web.

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    This document discusses key concepts in ecosystems, including biotic and abiotic factors, productivity, nutrient cycling, succession, and ecological pyramids. It explains that biotic communities are dynamic and change over time through succession to reach a climax community. Nutrients cycle through the ecosystem as organisms decompose and as matter moves from producers to primary, secondary, and tertiary consumers. Energy flows in a one-way direction from producers to consumers in the food web.

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    ECOSYSTEM Interaction of biotic and abiotic factors

    Biotic - Living Abiotic - Non-living

    Plants Animals Insects Decomposers Air Water Soil

    Biotic community is dynamic - Changes constantly, reaches an equilibrium called climax


    community.

    Succession - Gradual change in biotic community


    to form a stable community. (Climax)

    Productivity – Rate of biomass production Producer


    GPP – Gross primary productivity
    NPP – Net primary productivity Plants take up
    NPP = GPP – Respiration [R} energy from
    (utilised by plants) sun.

    Humus - Rich
    in nutrients
    Unidirectional
    flow of energy Primary
    Consumer

    Decomposer – Feed
    on dead and decaying
    matter (detritus)

    Nutrient cycling
    Secondary Consumer
    Nutrients from humus seep down into
    soil and are taken up by plants
    Decomposition
    Gaseous Sedimentary Fragmentation
    Detrivores break down com-
    Carbon Cycle Phosphorus cycle plex detritus into small particles.
    CO2 Leaching
    Water soluble nutrients seep down
    Factory and
    vehicle
    in the soil to form salts.
    Catabolism
    emissions

    Ocean Uptake
    Plant Respiration

    Maineral Carbon
    Bacterial & fungal enzymes degrade
    Root Respiration
    detritus.
    Fossils and fossil fuels

    Ecological pyramid
    PP – Primary Producer;
    TC
    PC – Primary Consumer
    SC Decrease in biomass,
    SC – Secondary Consumer;
    PC Energy, Dry weight
    TC – Tertiary Consumer
    PP

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