ECOSYSTEMS

I. IntroductionA.

DefinitionB. Components

1. Biotic 2. Abiotic

C. Energy Components1. Types

a. Potential Energy

vs. b. Kinetic Energy

2. Laws of Thermodynamics

a. Constant (or transforming)

b. Entropy (order)

II. Energy FlowA. Primary

Production

1. Energy Allocation

Quercus alba

a. Annuals

b. Perennials

c. Woody Shrubs

d. Deciduous Trees

e. Coniferous Trees

2. Environmental Influences

a. Heat

2. Environmental Influences

b. Water

Terrestrial Global Productivity

Oceanic Global Productivity

c. Time

d. Minerals

3. Application

a. Fruit Cycles and Crop Production

b. Lighting Needs

c. Rainfall (Watering) Requirements

d. Reforestation

e. ????

B. Secondary Production

1. InfluencesPrimary Production vs. Efficiency

2. Trophic Levels

3. Consumers

c. Energy Losses

It is far better to have forgotten, than to have never learned.