based on the study of ‘Species Diversity and Ecosystem Stability’ of the New Amsterdam Secondary School’s Eastern Field. This study was carried out by yours truly‚ Cynthia Rutherford‚ from the 26th January‚ 2011 to 5th February‚ 2011. Even though the study was done over a short period of time‚ I do hope that it will be lots of benefit to you the readers and edify you of our environment. Thank you. Title The title of this study is: ‘Species Diversity and Ecosystem Stability’ Problem
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WHAT IS ECOSYSTEM An ecosystem consists of the biological community that occurs in some locale‚ and the physical and chemical factors that make up its non-living or abiotic environment. There are many examples of ecosystems -- a pond‚ a forest‚ an estuary‚ grassland. The study of ecosystems mainly consists of the study of certain processes that link the living‚ or biotic‚ components to the non-living‚ or abiotic‚ components. Energy transformations and ecosystem components are the two main topics
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Introduction Ecosystem is similar to a community. It consists of species‚ living organisms and the abiotic factors‚ their habitat. Living organisms includes animals‚ plants‚ insects‚ micro-organisms. For their habitat‚ they are the non-living nature which are soil‚ sunlight‚ water‚ precipitation. There are two types of ecosystem. Terrestrial ecosystem which is on the land and aquatic ecosystem which is under the water. Over-breeding is the increase of offspring of a species to a excessive number
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An ecosystem is a community of living organisms (plants‚ animals and microbes) in conjunction with the nonliving components of their environment (things like air‚ water and mineral soil)‚ interacting as a system. These components are regarded as linked together through nutrient cycles and energy flows. As ecosystems are defined by the network of interactions among organisms‚ and between organisms and their environment‚ they can come in any size but usually encompass specific‚ limited spaces (although
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Environmental Impacts on Ecosystems Introduction An ecosystem is a community of living organisms (plants‚ animals and microbes) in conjunction with the nonliving components of their environment (things like air‚ water and mineral soil)‚ interacting as a system. These biotic and abiotic components are regarded as linked together through nutrient cycles and energy flows. Ecosystems are controlled both by external and internal factors. Once outside factors affect these systems
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Ecosystems – Grassland vs. Mountains Every single day‚ we breathe in air and take a look at the green grass‚ we taste the blue water‚ we subconsciously analyze the soil‚ feel grey rocks‚ look down on small insects‚ watch the growing trees‚ the flying birds‚ and even ourselves‚ the people. But all of these elements do not exist just to be there‚ they have a further important meaning interacting with organisms. We are talking about a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical
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proposition which states that two species competing for the same resources cannot coexist if other ecological factors are the same. When one species has even the slightest advantage or edge over another‚ then the one with the advantage will dominate in the long term. One of the two competitors will always overcome the other‚ leading to either the extinction of this competitor or an evolutionary or behavioral shift towards a different ecological niche. An example could be of squirrels in England
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Endangered Species By: Jennifer Petley There are currently only 30 individual Amur leopards left in the world‚ the hawksbill turtle has been deemed “critically endangered”‚ the black-footed ferret who was once thought to be globally extinct has only a population of 1000‚ the black rhino was said to be “doomed to disappear from the face of the earth” in 1961‚ and the Saola deer has an estimated population of a few hundred at a maximum‚ or possibly only a few dozen at a minimum. There are many
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on global warming‚ the fact remains that humans have an impact on the marine ecosystems through waste from chemicals and debris polluting this vast renewable resource. Based upon current scientific evidence‚ emissions of greenhouse gases from human activities are projected to cause significant global climate change during the 21st century. Such climate change will create novel challenges for coastal and marine ecosystems that are already stressed from human development‚ land-use change‚ environmental
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What is the difference between ecosystem and ecology? Ecosystem is the physical system (an open system) in which the mutual interaction between biotic and aboitic component motored by the energy component is studied. While the Ecology is the science which study the interrelation between Abiotic (inorganic) and Biotic (organic) components as well as the interaction among the biotic component. To make it more clear‚ ecosystem is the fundamental unit of ecological study. Ecology vs Ecosystem
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