Ecosystem Structure & Energy Flow
Trophic levels, food chains/webs, energy pyramids, primary productivity (GPP, NPP), and nutrient cycling
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🌿 Ecosystem Structure & Energy Flow
Study ecosystem components (biotic/abiotic), trophic levels (producers, primary/secondary/tertiary consumers, decomposers), food chains and food webs, the 10% rule of energy transfer, ecological pyramids (energy, biomass, numbers), gross and net primary productivity, and nutrient cycling.
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Trophic levels, food chains/webs, energy pyramids, primary productivity (GPP, NPP), and nutrient cycling
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