Ecosystem Ecology

  1. Biogeochemical Cycling
    1. Fundamental Concepts
      1. Element Cycling Principles
        1. Reservoirs and Pools
          1. Active vs. Inactive Pools
            1. Biotic vs. Abiotic Reservoirs
            2. Fluxes and Transfer Rates
              1. Residence Time
                1. Open vs. Closed Systems
                2. The Water Cycle
                  1. Physical Processes
                    1. Evaporation
                      1. Transpiration
                        1. Evapotranspiration
                          1. Condensation
                            1. Precipitation
                            2. Water Movement
                              1. Surface Runoff
                                1. Infiltration
                                  1. Percolation
                                    1. Groundwater Flow
                                    2. Major Water Reservoirs
                                      1. Oceans
                                        1. Ice and Snow
                                          1. Groundwater
                                            1. Surface Waters
                                              1. Atmospheric Water
                                                1. Biological Water
                                              2. The Carbon Cycle
                                                1. Carbon Reservoirs
                                                  1. Atmospheric Carbon
                                                    1. Oceanic Carbon
                                                      1. Terrestrial Carbon
                                                        1. Geological Carbon
                                                        2. Carbon Processes
                                                          1. Photosynthesis
                                                            1. Cellular Respiration
                                                              1. Decomposition
                                                                1. Ocean-Atmosphere Exchange
                                                                  1. Weathering
                                                                    1. Fossil Fuel Combustion
                                                                    2. Carbon Sequestration
                                                                      1. Biological Sequestration
                                                                        1. Geological Sequestration
                                                                      2. The Nitrogen Cycle
                                                                        1. Nitrogen Reservoirs
                                                                          1. Atmospheric Nitrogen
                                                                            1. Soil Nitrogen
                                                                              1. Aquatic Nitrogen
                                                                                1. Biological Nitrogen
                                                                                2. Nitrogen Transformations
                                                                                  1. Nitrogen Fixation
                                                                                    1. Nitrification
                                                                                      1. Assimilation
                                                                                        1. Ammonification
                                                                                          1. Denitrification
                                                                                          2. Human Impacts on Nitrogen Cycling
                                                                                          3. The Phosphorus Cycle
                                                                                            1. Phosphorus Reservoirs
                                                                                              1. Rock Phosphorus
                                                                                                1. Soil Phosphorus
                                                                                                  1. Aquatic Phosphorus
                                                                                                    1. Biological Phosphorus
                                                                                                    2. Phosphorus Processes
                                                                                                      1. Weathering
                                                                                                        1. Uptake and Assimilation
                                                                                                          1. Mineralization
                                                                                                            1. Sedimentation
                                                                                                              1. Leaching
                                                                                                            2. Other Important Cycles
                                                                                                              1. Sulfur Cycle
                                                                                                                1. Sulfur Reservoirs
                                                                                                                  1. Sulfur Transformations
                                                                                                                  2. Potassium Cycle
                                                                                                                    1. Calcium Cycle
                                                                                                                      1. Iron Cycle

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                                                                                                                    4. Ecosystem Dynamics and Regulation