Environmental Biology

  1. Foundations of Ecology
    1. Levels of Biological Organization
      1. Individual Organisms
        1. Physiological Ecology
          1. Behavioral Ecology
            1. Life History Strategies
            2. Populations
              1. Population Definition
                1. Population Structure
                  1. Population Genetics
                    1. Metapopulations
                    2. Communities
                      1. Community Structure
                        1. Species Composition
                          1. Diversity Indices
                            1. Guild Concepts
                            2. Ecosystems
                              1. Ecosystem Boundaries
                                1. Ecosystem Components
                                  1. Ecosystem Services
                                    1. Ecosystem Stability
                                    2. Landscapes
                                      1. Landscape Ecology
                                        1. Habitat Connectivity
                                          1. Edge Effects
                                            1. Fragmentation Patterns
                                            2. Biomes
                                              1. Terrestrial Biomes
                                                1. Tropical Rainforests
                                                  1. Temperate Forests
                                                    1. Grasslands
                                                      1. Deserts
                                                        1. Tundra
                                                        2. Aquatic Biomes
                                                          1. Freshwater Systems
                                                            1. Marine Systems
                                                              1. Wetlands
                                                            2. The Biosphere
                                                              1. Global Patterns
                                                                1. Biosphere-Atmosphere Interactions
                                                                  1. Gaia Hypothesis
                                                                2. Environmental Factors
                                                                  1. Abiotic Factors
                                                                    1. Climate Variables
                                                                      1. Temperature
                                                                        1. Precipitation
                                                                          1. Humidity
                                                                            1. Wind Patterns
                                                                              1. Solar Radiation
                                                                              2. Edaphic Factors
                                                                                1. Soil Composition
                                                                                  1. Soil pH
                                                                                    1. Soil Moisture
                                                                                      1. Nutrient Availability
                                                                                      2. Topographic Factors
                                                                                        1. Elevation
                                                                                          1. Slope
                                                                                            1. Aspect
                                                                                            2. Chemical Factors
                                                                                              1. Water Chemistry
                                                                                                1. Atmospheric Composition
                                                                                                  1. Pollutant Concentrations
                                                                                                2. Biotic Factors
                                                                                                  1. Species Interactions
                                                                                                    1. Competition
                                                                                                      1. Predation
                                                                                                        1. Disease
                                                                                                          1. Facilitation
                                                                                                          2. Disturbance Regimes
                                                                                                            1. Natural Disturbances
                                                                                                              1. Fire
                                                                                                                1. Floods
                                                                                                                  1. Storms
                                                                                                                    1. Volcanic Activity
                                                                                                                    2. Anthropogenic Disturbances
                                                                                                                      1. Land Use Changes
                                                                                                                        1. Pollution
                                                                                                                          1. Climate Change
                                                                                                                      2. Ecosystem Structure and Function
                                                                                                                        1. Primary Productivity
                                                                                                                          1. Photosynthesis
                                                                                                                            1. Chemosynthesis
                                                                                                                              1. Gross Primary Productivity
                                                                                                                                1. Net Primary Productivity
                                                                                                                                  1. Factors Limiting Productivity
                                                                                                                                  2. Energy Flow
                                                                                                                                    1. Trophic Levels
                                                                                                                                      1. Food Chains
                                                                                                                                        1. Food Webs
                                                                                                                                          1. Energy Transfer Efficiency
                                                                                                                                            1. Thermodynamic Laws
                                                                                                                                            2. Nutrient Cycling
                                                                                                                                              1. Biogeochemical Cycles
                                                                                                                                                1. Decomposition Processes
                                                                                                                                                  1. Nutrient Limitation
                                                                                                                                                    1. Stoichiometry
                                                                                                                                                    2. Community Dynamics
                                                                                                                                                      1. Succession
                                                                                                                                                        1. Primary Succession
                                                                                                                                                          1. Secondary Succession
                                                                                                                                                            1. Climax Communities
                                                                                                                                                            2. Stability and Resilience
                                                                                                                                                              1. Alternative Stable States

                                                                                                                                                          Previous

                                                                                                                                                          1. Introduction to Environmental Biology

                                                                                                                                                          Go to top

                                                                                                                                                          Next

                                                                                                                                                          3. Biogeochemical Cycles