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| Rate of energy conversion by photosynthesis to organic compounds |
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| Coined the term ecosystem |
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Autotrophs
Heterotrophs
Detritus
Decomposers |
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Energy, minerals, organic compounds, water
Driving Force of Earth's ecosystem |
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| Organisms can constrain and modify the structure and function ecosystems |
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Components of an ecosystem
(producers, herbivores, carnivores) |
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Ecosystem processes
(cycling of matter and use of energy via photosynthesis respiration, biogeochemical cycling) |
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GPP
Gross Primary Product |
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| Total rate of photosynthesis or energy assimilated by autotrophs |
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| Rate of energy storage as OM after respiration |
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| Production by consumer organisms |
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| Accumulated organic material in a given area per unit time |
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