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1980
The earth consists of a set of spheres enclosing one another as shown in Figure 1, and biologists investigate the biosphere. Ecology, literally the study of the household, is an attempt to understand the relationships between organisms, and their interactions with their habitats. Ecologists use all other branches of biology as well as the techniques of
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The earth consists of a set of spheres enclosing one another as shown in Figure 1, and biologists investigate the biosphere. Ecology, literally the study of the household, is an attempt to understand the relationships between organisms, and their interactions with their habitats. Ecologists use all other branches of biology as well as the techniques of
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Ecology of Parasites in Mudflat Ecosystems
2018Mudflats are not only home to large numbers of bivalves, polychaetes, crustaceans, fish and birds, but also to diverse communities of parasites. In this chapter, we illustrate and explore how the resulting parasite-host interactions can affect host populations, communities and food webs in mudflat ecosystems, equalling in importance the effects ...
Thieltges, David W. +2 more
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1998
This unit is about the study of ecology on the biggest scale. It can mostly be understood on its own, although you will get a more rounded view of the science of ecology by reading it with Units 26 and 27. A basic understanding of homeostasis (Unit 15) is assumed.
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This unit is about the study of ecology on the biggest scale. It can mostly be understood on its own, although you will get a more rounded view of the science of ecology by reading it with Units 26 and 27. A basic understanding of homeostasis (Unit 15) is assumed.
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2011
Human activities impact the environment and modify the cycles of important elements such as carbon and nitrogen from local to global scales. In order to maintain long-term and sustainable use of the world's natural resources it is important that we understand how and why ecosystems respond to such changes.
Göran I. Ågren, Folke O. Andersson
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Human activities impact the environment and modify the cycles of important elements such as carbon and nitrogen from local to global scales. In order to maintain long-term and sustainable use of the world's natural resources it is important that we understand how and why ecosystems respond to such changes.
Göran I. Ågren, Folke O. Andersson
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Principles of Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology
Springer: New York, 2002Stuart Chapin +3 more
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The evolution of ecosystem ecology
2010Introduction The sustainable use, management and conservation of ecosystems, as promoted by the Convention on Biological Diversity's Ecosystem Approach (United Nations 1992), and recent initiatives such as the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (United Nations 2005), emphasise the inter-dependence between ecological systems and human well-being. Healthy
David G. Raffaelli +1 more
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Ecology: Ecosystems and Biodiversity
2019Using ecosystems as examples, this chapter engages with the emergence of understanding life by producing and assembling modules of knowledge, and finally linking them to create a holistic picture of the entire system. Ecosystems as theoretical units of arbitrary size are understood to consist of abiotic and biotic components on the one hand and of the ...
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Functions in Ecosystem Ecology
Philosophical Topics, 2019In this essay, I argue that the selected effects approach to ecosystem functions is inadequate and defend the adequacy of the systemic capacity account. I additionally argue that rival persistence enhancing and organizational approaches face serious problems when applied to ecosystem ecology. Lastly, I explore how the systemic capacity approach applies
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