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Chapter 25: Dynamics of Ecosystems


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Chapter 25: Dynamics of Ecosystems

p. 504: biogeochemical cycles, water cycle, transpiration

p. 505: surface water, groundwater, aquifers, water table

p. 506: carbon cycle, cellulose, peat

p. 507: nitrogen cycle, ferredoxin, nitrogen reductase, nitrogenase, nitrogen fixation, legumes, ammonification, denitrification

p. 508: phosphorus cycle, phosphates, guano, superphosphate, apatite

p. 510: autotrophs, heterotrophs, primary producers, consumers, primary consumers, herbivores, secondary consumers, carnivores, decomposers, detritivores, trophic levels, food chain, food web

p. 511: meiofauna

p. 512: primary production (primary productivity), gross primary productivity, net primary productivity (NPP), biomass, secondary productivity

p. 513: plankton

p. 514: pyramids of biomass, pyramids of energy, pyramids of number, planktonic ecosystem, tertiary consumer

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