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Carbon Cycling (Fig. 31.26)

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Carbon Cycling (Fig. 31.26). Nitrogen Cycling (Fig. 31.24). Biomes. a). Fish - one hundred. Beetles - one thousand. Daphnia - hundreds of thousands. Protozoa - millions. b). Parasites and predators - tens of thousands. Insect herbivores - thousands. Oak tree - one. c). - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: Carbon Cycling  (Fig. 31.26)

Carbon Cycling (Fig. 31.26)

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Nitrogen Cycling (Fig. 31.24)

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Biomes

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Fish - one hundred

Beetles - one thousandDaphnia - hundreds of thousands

Protozoa - millions

Parasites and predators - tens of thousands

Insect herbivores - thousands

Oak tree - one

Parasites and predators - 100g

Herbivores - 5 kg

Oak tree - 30 tonnes

Primary carnivores (pelagic fish) - 1.8

Herbivores (zooplankton) -1.5

Producers (phytoplankton) - 0.4

Primary carnivores - 0.0016

Herbivores - 0.15

Producers - 0.4

a)

b)

c)

d)

e)

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Alder,Alnus sinuata

Cottonwood,Populus trichocarpa

Mountain avens,Dryas drummondi

Willow,salix

LiverwortsLichensRiver beautyEpilobium (rare)HorsetailEquisetumBlue-green algae

Dryas

7.0

5.3

7.3

2.8

Alder

8.8

21.8

6.8

277

Pioneer

5.2

3.8

7.2

1.5

Soil depth (cm)

Soil N (gm )

Soil pH

-2

-2 -1

Spruce,Picea sitchensis

Western hemlock,Tsuga heterophylla

Seral stage

Litterfall (gm yr )

Spruce

15.1

53.3

3.6

261

5 40 60 200Time (years) since retreat of glacier

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Global Plant Diversity

<100 species per 104 km >5000 species per 104 km

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• Elton and Nicholson, 1942

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• Lepp & Schmidt, 2004

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Demographics - survivorship curve

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Demographics - life table