Ecology

  1. Ecosystem Ecology
    1. Energy Flow
      1. Primary Production
        1. Photosynthesis
          1. Light Reactions
            1. Carbon Fixation
              1. C3, C4, and CAM Pathways
              2. Gross Primary Production
                1. Net Primary Production
                  1. Primary Production Patterns
                    1. Terrestrial Patterns
                      1. Aquatic Patterns
                        1. Global Patterns
                        2. Limiting Factors
                          1. Light Limitation
                            1. Nutrient Limitation
                              1. Water Limitation
                                1. Temperature Effects
                              2. Secondary Production
                                1. Consumer Production
                                  1. Production Efficiency
                                    1. Assimilation Efficiency
                                      1. Growth Efficiency
                                      2. Decomposition
                                        1. Decomposer Organisms
                                          1. Bacteria
                                            1. Fungi
                                              1. Detritivores
                                              2. Decomposition Process
                                                1. Fragmentation
                                                  1. Leaching
                                                    1. Chemical Alteration
                                                      1. Mineralization
                                                      2. Factors Affecting Decomposition
                                                        1. Temperature
                                                          1. Moisture
                                                            1. Substrate Quality
                                                              1. Soil Chemistry
                                                            2. Trophic Efficiency
                                                              1. Energy Transfer Between Levels
                                                                1. Ecological Pyramids
                                                                  1. Pyramid of Numbers
                                                                    1. Pyramid of Biomass
                                                                      1. Pyramid of Energy
                                                                      2. Ten Percent Rule
                                                                        1. Factors Affecting Efficiency
                                                                      3. Biogeochemical Cycles
                                                                        1. General Principles
                                                                          1. Reservoirs and Pools
                                                                            1. Fluxes and Residence Times
                                                                              1. Biogeochemical Processes
                                                                              2. Water Cycle
                                                                                1. Evaporation
                                                                                  1. Transpiration
                                                                                    1. Precipitation
                                                                                      1. Infiltration and Runoff
                                                                                        1. Groundwater Flow
                                                                                          1. Human Impacts
                                                                                          2. Carbon Cycle
                                                                                            1. Atmospheric Carbon
                                                                                              1. Terrestrial Carbon
                                                                                                1. Vegetation Carbon
                                                                                                  1. Soil Carbon
                                                                                                  2. Oceanic Carbon
                                                                                                    1. Dissolved Carbon
                                                                                                      1. Marine Organisms
                                                                                                      2. Carbon Fluxes
                                                                                                        1. Photosynthesis
                                                                                                          1. Respiration
                                                                                                            1. Decomposition
                                                                                                            2. Human Perturbations
                                                                                                              1. Fossil Fuel Combustion
                                                                                                                1. Deforestation
                                                                                                                  1. Land Use Change
                                                                                                                2. Nitrogen Cycle
                                                                                                                  1. Nitrogen Fixation
                                                                                                                    1. Biological Fixation
                                                                                                                      1. Industrial Fixation
                                                                                                                      2. Nitrification
                                                                                                                        1. Assimilation
                                                                                                                          1. Mineralization
                                                                                                                            1. Denitrification
                                                                                                                              1. Human Impacts
                                                                                                                                1. Fertilizer Use
                                                                                                                                  1. Fossil Fuel Combustion
                                                                                                                                2. Phosphorus Cycle
                                                                                                                                  1. Weathering
                                                                                                                                    1. Biological Uptake
                                                                                                                                      1. Decomposition
                                                                                                                                        1. Sedimentation
                                                                                                                                          1. Human Impacts
                                                                                                                                            1. Mining
                                                                                                                                              1. Agricultural Runoff
                                                                                                                                            2. Sulfur Cycle
                                                                                                                                              1. Atmospheric Sulfur
                                                                                                                                                1. Terrestrial Sulfur
                                                                                                                                                  1. Marine Sulfur
                                                                                                                                                    1. Biological Transformations
                                                                                                                                                      1. Human Impacts
                                                                                                                                                        1. Acid Rain
                                                                                                                                                          1. Industrial Emissions
                                                                                                                                                      2. Ecosystem Services
                                                                                                                                                        1. Provisioning Services
                                                                                                                                                          1. Food Production
                                                                                                                                                            1. Fresh Water
                                                                                                                                                              1. Timber and Fiber
                                                                                                                                                                1. Genetic Resources
                                                                                                                                                                2. Regulating Services
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Climate Regulation
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Water Purification
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Disease Control
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Pollination
                                                                                                                                                                        2. Cultural Services
                                                                                                                                                                          1. Recreation
                                                                                                                                                                            1. Spiritual Values
                                                                                                                                                                              1. Educational Value
                                                                                                                                                                              2. Supporting Services
                                                                                                                                                                                1. Primary Production
                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Nutrient Cycling
                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Soil Formation

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