Intro to Ecosystem Ecology

NOTE!!! By the end of this class you should be able to discuss what is wrong with the diagram shown above!!!!!


Ecosystem ecologists focus on the flow of energy and the cycling of nutrients through the ecosystem.

Further Readings

Ecosystems- http://www.eoearth.org/view/article/51cbed8c7896bb431f692c46/

Ecological energetics- http://www.eoearth.org/view/article/51cbed787896bb431f692661/

Nitrogen cycle- http://www.eoearth.org/view/article/51cbee847896bb431f69869c/

Expected Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course a fully engaged student should be able to

- diagram and discuss the flow of energy through an ecosystem

- diagram nitrogen cycle within an ecosystem