Title: Week 14 - overview
Course: BIO-182 RTZ > Section: week 14 - Ecosystems and Global Ecology

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TO DO before [Date/Time selected here] :

- Read: Chapter 58 (Ecosystems and Global Ecology)
- Complete: LaunchPad Learning Curve
- Complete: LaunchPad Learning Activities
- Optional: LaunchPad Summative Quiz
- Optional: Exam #5a [Due date here]

CHAPTER OVERVIEW:

Chapter 58: Ecosystems and Global Ecology

An ecosystem includes both biotic and abiotic components. They may be large as a desert or as small as a pond. Energy flows through an ecosystem while chemicals (such as carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorous) cycle through the system.

- In section 58.1, the authors describe the flow of energy through the planetary ecosystem. Read this carefully.
- The movement of chemical elements is described in both sections 58.2 and 58.3 Read this section thoroughly.
- Finally, 58.4 discusses the importance of ecosystems to humans and 58.5 talks about managing ecosystems for sustainability. Read these sections as well.

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL:

- Ecosystem Ecology (Crash Course biology) - in this short 10 minute video, Hank summarizes the principles of ecosystem ecology quite nicely.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6ubvEJ3KGM

- Energy flow in Ecosystems  (Bozeman Biology)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnAKICtJIA4

- Ecosystem Ecology (Bozeman Biology)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhaldPmkoNE