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Ecosystems: living communities - for iPod/iPhone
By The Open UniversityEducation
Ecosystems: living communities - for iPod/iPhone episodes
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- What is an ecosystem?How the definition of an ecosystem as "a living system of energy transfer" arose3 min
- Transcript -- What is an ecosystem?How the definition of an ecosystem as "a living system of energy transfer" arose0 min
- The energy cycleUnderstanding the role of the sun, carbon, and energy interactions between organisms in ecosystems6 min
- Transcript -- The energy cycleUnderstanding the role of the sun, carbon, and energy interactions between organisms in ecosystems0 min
- Humans enter the equationHow human activity affects the delicate energy balance in an ecosystem with often adverse consequences5 min
- Transcript -- Humans enter the equationHow human activity affects the delicate energy balance in an ecosystem with often adverse consequences0 min
- Managing or meddling?How ecosystems need careful understanding if we are to sustain them for the future whilst using them to our economic advantage4 min
- Transcript -- Managing or meddling?How ecosystems need careful understanding if we are to sustain them for the future whilst using them to our economic advantage0 min
About Ecosystems: living communities - for iPod/iPhone
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What are ecosystems, and what do different ecosystems have in common? How are they affected by human activity? From the diverse rainforests of the tropics to the smallest microbial communities,…
ecosystems support life on Earth. This album reveals the ecological relationships that create these living systems of energy transfer and explores some of the key processes that occur. It goes on to show how these complex systems can be affected by external influences and harmed by the activities of humans. This material forms part of The Open University course S396 Ecosystems.
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