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    The Ecosystem Concept The Ecosystem Concept: - Objectives Objectives

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    This document discusses ecological concepts from the level of individual organisms to the global biosphere. It outlines the hierarchy of ecological study from autecology of individual species, to population ecology, community ecology, ecosystem ecology, landscape ecology, and finally the entire biosphere. Key concepts covered include ecological communities as assemblages of interacting species, ecosystems as areas containing all organisms and the physical environment, and landscapes as heterogeneous regions of interacting ecosystems. The document also introduces the concept of ecosystem goods and services, which are fundamental life-support benefits provided by ecological systems to human civilization.

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    This document discusses ecological concepts from the level of individual organisms to the global biosphere. It outlines the hierarchy of ecological study from autecology of individual species, to population ecology, community ecology, ecosystem ecology, landscape ecology, and finally the entire biosphere. Key concepts covered include ecological communities as assemblages of interacting species, ecosystems as areas containing all organisms and the physical environment, and landscapes as heterogeneous regions of interacting ecosystems. The document also introduces the concept of ecosystem goods and services, which are fundamental life-support benefits provided by ecological systems to human civilization.

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    This document discusses ecological concepts from the level of individual organisms to the global biosphere. It outlines the hierarchy of ecological study from autecology of individual species, to population ecology, community ecology, ecosystem ecology, landscape ecology, and finally the entire biosphere. Key concepts covered include ecological communities as assemblages of interacting species, ecosystems as areas containing all organisms and the physical environment, and landscapes as heterogeneous regions of interacting ecosystems. The document also introduces the concept of ecosystem goods and services, which are fundamental life-support benefits provided by ecological systems to human civilization.

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    The Ecosystem Concept The Ecosystem Concept: - Objectives Objectives

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    This document discusses ecological concepts from the level of individual organisms to the global biosphere. It outlines the hierarchy of ecological study from autecology of individual species, to population ecology, community ecology, ecosystem ecology, landscape ecology, and finally the entire biosphere. Key concepts covered include ecological communities as assemblages of interacting species, ecosystems as areas containing all organisms and the physical environment, and landscapes as heterogeneous regions of interacting ecosystems. The document also introduces the concept of ecosystem goods and services, which are fundamental life-support benefits provided by ecological systems to human civilization.

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    The Ecosystem Concept

    Objectives
    Ecological Hierarchy Ecosystem Concept Ecosystem Goods and Services First, take-home points, things you learned, interesting tidbits, etc. from reading assignment

    The Ecosystem Concept


    Ecology

    The Ecosystem Concept


    Ecological Hierarchy
    Communities

    Landscapes Biosphere Ecosystems

    Organisms (Individuals)

    Populations
    3

    The Ecosystem Concept


    Ecological Hierarchy
    Landscapes

    (Individuals)

    The Ecosystem Concept


    Individual (Organismal) Ecology

    Acacia koa individual

    Organismal Ecology (autecology): Study of the life history of an individual (i e species) & its response to its environment (i.e.,
    Species: all individuals that can potentially breed with one another and produce viable offspring
    5

    The Ecosystem Concept


    Population Ecology

    Acacia koa population

    Population ecology: Study of the abundance, distribution, p productivity, & dynamics of a g p of ind. of the same species y y group p
    Population: group of potentially interbreeding & interacting individuals of the same species living in the same place & time
    6

    The Ecosystem Concept


    Community Ecology

    Acacia koadominated community

    Community ecology: Description & quantification of

    natural assemblages of different species/populations


    Community: Collection of species/populations interacting directly 7 and indirectly in the same place & time

    The Ecosystem Concept


    Ecosystem Ecology

    Tropical T i l Rainforest Ecosystem

    Ecosystem ecology: Study of interactions among organisms and their physical environment as an integrated system p y g y
    Ecosystem: Bounded ecological system consisting of all organisms in a given area & the physical environment
    8

    The Ecosystem Concept


    Landscape Ecology

    Windward Wi d d Mauna Kea Landscape

    Landscape ecology: Study of the spatial arrangement of ecosystems & how this affects biotic &abiotic components y p
    Landscape: heterogeneous region consisting of 2 interacting ecosystems exchanging organisms, energy, water, nutrients, etc.9

    The Ecosystem Concept


    Biosphere (Global Ecosystem)

    The Earth Biosphere

    Biosphere: Global sum of all ecosystems (biotic and abiotic) as an integrated system g y
    Earth as an ecological entity or system
    10

    The Ecosystem Concept


    Ecosystem Ecology

    11

    The Ecosystem Concept


    Ecosystems Spatial Scale
    Watershed Forest Stand

    12

    The Ecosystem Concept


    Ecosystems Temporal Scale

    13

    The Ecosystem Concept


    Ecosystems have 5 major attributes

    14

    The Ecosystem Concept


    Controls on ecosystem development (& major attributes of ecosystems)

    15

    The Ecosystem Concept


    Ecosystem Goods & Services
    Fundamental life-support services provided naturally by ecological systems without which human civilizations would cease to thrive

    16

    The Ecosystem Concept


    Ecosystem Goods & Services

    17

    The Ecosystem Concept


    Ecosystem Goods & Services

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