HUME Module 1.3 (2) Flashcards
Functional component that states earth must constantly receive inputs of energy from the sun and make outputs of
heat energy which are passed to outer space.
Energy Flow
A generalization that has grown from the studies of biotic communities is that species diversity enhances stability in an ecosystem.
Ecological Diversity
nature’s richness of life forms which include the number and degree of genes species and the ecosystem in a given assemblage.
Biodiversity
Refers to separations between organisms in space or time.
Stratification
happens over a long period of time which entails the changes in the population’s collective genetic material, natural collection, nutrition, adaptive traits, differential reproduction.
Evolution
process whereby an ecosystem changes from simple community into a complex and relatively stable one
Ecological Succession
regulating itself based on information feedback; concept of limit range.
Ecological Control or Cybernatics
ecosystem services that are necessary for the production of all other ecosystem services.
Supporting Services
products obtained from ecosystems.
Provisioning Services
benefits obtained from the regulation of ecosystem processes.
Regulating Services
nonmaterial benefits people obtain from ecosystems through spiritual enrichment, cognitive development, reflection, recreation, and aesthetic experiences.
Cultural Services
The grand system that includes all life forms and
the areas on/in which they exist.
Ecosphere
Geologic Cycle
- Tectonic Cycle
- Hydrological Cycle
- Biogeochemical Cycle
- Rock Cycle
