Physical-biological interactions Flashcards
1
Q
What is ecology?
A
Ecology is the study of interactions among living things and their environment
2
Q
What is primary production?
A
The production of organic compounds by living organisms from chemical energy
3
Q
To be successful you need…
A
more photosynthesis than respiration
4
Q
What is critical depth?
A
When the integral is the same photosynthesis and respiration
5
Q
How can interactions be on different scales?
A
- Physical environment can drive adaptation
- Physical environment can define habitats
6
Q
Causation
A
There is more to life than food
7
Q
Linking biotic and abiotic data at the right scales
A
- Temporally lag by months
- Spatially lag by 1000’s of km
