Ecosystem Ecology

  1. Ecosystem Dynamics and Regulation
    1. Population Dynamics in Ecosystems
      1. Population Growth Patterns
        1. Carrying Capacity
          1. Population Regulation Mechanisms
          2. Community Interactions
            1. Competition
              1. Interspecific Competition
                1. Intraspecific Competition
                  1. Resource Partitioning
                  2. Predation
                    1. Predator-Prey Dynamics
                      1. Functional Responses
                        1. Numerical Responses
                        2. Mutualism
                          1. Pollination
                            1. Seed Dispersal
                              1. Mycorrhizal Associations
                              2. Parasitism and Disease
                              3. Ecosystem Controls
                                1. Bottom-up Control
                                  1. Resource Limitation
                                    1. Nutrient Control
                                      1. Energy Limitation
                                      2. Top-down Control
                                        1. Predation Effects
                                          1. Herbivory Effects
                                            1. Trophic Cascades
                                          2. Decomposition and Nutrient Cycling
                                            1. Decomposer Communities
                                              1. Bacterial Decomposers
                                                1. Fungal Decomposers
                                                  1. Invertebrate Decomposers
                                                  2. Decomposition Process
                                                    1. Litter Fall
                                                      1. Fragmentation
                                                        1. Leaching
                                                          1. Chemical Alteration
                                                            1. Mineralization
                                                            2. Factors Affecting Decomposition
                                                              1. Temperature
                                                                1. Moisture
                                                                  1. Oxygen Availability
                                                                    1. Substrate Quality
                                                                      1. pH and Chemical Environment

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                                                                  3. Biogeochemical Cycling

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                                                                  5. Disturbance and Succession