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Summary Energetics and Nutrient Cycling (A Level)
- Module
- Biology
- Institution
- Queens University Belfast (QUB)
The entire topics of energetics and nutrient cycling summarised as simple and easy to understand flow diagrams.
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of light energy converted to chemical in glucose during
photosynthesis per Unit area per unit
, ,
time Ckj / m2/ Yr) Cbi0maI biomass added per unit area per unit time Cglmzlyr ) day weight
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NPP biomass available to P consumers
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weight of vegetation
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metabolism
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plants use most
of organic compounds they produce to maintain there alien
sink ↳ results in trophic level
2°
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-
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material
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it
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