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Ecosystem Ecology
Vocab
Ecosystem:
Detritus:
GPP:
NPP:
Secondary production:
Evapotranspiration:
Assimilation:
Serpentine Soil:
Questions
Explain how light energy gets transferred up the trophic pyramid, noting how much
energy gets to the next level, and who is eating who.
How would you calculate the NPP in a given area?
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Ecosystem Ecology
What ecosystems have the highest productivity per unit of area?
What ecosystems have the highest percent of Earths NPP?
What factors limit primary production in different habitats?
Five meters below the ocean’s surface light is plentiful, what is the most limiting nutrient
that primary producers require?
Does it take more corn to feed a vegetarian or a meat-eater?
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Ecosystem Ecology
Explain the concept of an inverted trophic pyramid, such as what occurs between
zooplankton & phytoplankton in the English Channel.
What factor strongly influences rates of nutrient cycling in an ecosystem?
What percent of evaporated sea water typically precipitates back on land?
List the main points of the carbon cycle.
List the main points of the nitrogen cycle.
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Ecosystem Ecology
What did we learn from the Hubbard brook experiment?