PPT-Chapter 3 Ecosystems continually change over time

3233 How Humans and Introduced Species Influence Ecosystems Importance of wetlands bogs Wetlands soil is waterlogged for all or part of year Referred to as kidney of earth because bogs are able to filter out wastes. . Hua. Chen. (. 陈华. ). Department of Biology. University of Illinois at Springfield. Roadmap. Ecosystem degradation, ecological restoration, and restoration ecology . Reference and dynamic reference . What are the important issues?. What are the key goals ?. How are we going to achieve them ?. Challenging times….. 2007 Gold Guide. 2008 PMETB Standards for GP Speciality Training. 2012 Education Outcomes Framework. By: Charles Baudelaire. Translated by Louis Simpson. http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/16054. Original Format:. There are two main categories of freshwater ecosystems. What is the main . difference between. these two ecosystems? . Standing water . v. . flowing-water ecosystems. Standing water—staying still, not moving. 4.2 pgs. 94 - 100. Biomes. A large geographical region with a specific range of temperatures and precipitation, and the organisms that are adapted to those conditions of temperature and precipitation. Explain how biomes are characterized. Describe how net primary production varies among biomes. Explain how organisms are adapted to the conditions of their biomes. Describe the criteria ecologist use to classify aquatic systems. - Jacques Ives Cousteau. 2. New Orleans is nested between the mouth of the Mississippi River and the brackish estuary of Lake Pontchartrain.. 3. A series of floodwalls, or levees, protects the city from ocean surges from large storms.. CHAPTER. Too Much of a Good Thing?. Elephant populations in southern Africa declined sharply due to hunting but have made overwhelming comebacks within nature reserves and parks.. Some worry that elephant overpopulation is causing a decline in local biodiversity and damage to farms and infrastructure.. Chapter 3 (Miller and . Spoolman. , 2010). Core Case Study: Tropical Rain Forests Are Disappearing. Cover about 2% of the earth’s land surface. Contain about 50% of the world’s known plant and animal species. The . altiplano. is a high plateau in the Andean regions of two South American nations.. The . varzea. , or “flooded forest,” is found mainly along the Amazon River in this nation.. The . cerrado. Section 3: . Aquatic Ecosystems. K. What I Know. W. What I Want to Find Out. L. What I Learned. Essential Questions. What are the major abiotic factors that determine the aquatic ecosystems?. What are transitional aquatic ecosystems and why are they important?. Getting started. With this GEO resource you will be learning about the location and biodiversity of . coral reefs. , their value to us and the environment and threats affecting global reefs today. We will also investigate the response to such threats in term of management.. (A) . Abiotic. component. (B) Biotic component. Abiotic. component:. Abiotic. component of pond consists of water, dissolved minerals, oxygen and carbon dioxide. Solar radiations are the main source of energy.. 21 * Occupations and Professions. SN 9 * Making Requests. Unit Summary ~ 20. Focus is on talking about places and your travel experiences. Using adjectives that change their movement to show both . REPEATEDLY.