Ecology

The documents within this profile area cover the brief areas of ecology lectures, perfect for any natural science student who may need to have some bullet point notes as an overview to the specific subject. From Scales in Ecology: Genes to Ecosystems, Ruminants feeding and digestion to diversity measures and population estimation, etc.

These lecture notes briefly give an introduction to the scales in ecology, notes are written in bullet point form with extra information explaining them. The main topics throughout these notes are: - Ecology definitions. - How can ecologists help the governments plan for the future of the UK's environment? - The UK government's 25-year plan. - Scale issues in ecology. - Genes to ecosystem research. - What is biodiversity? - Biological diversity at different scales. - Components of...

These lecture notes talk about nutrients in ecosystems, a bullet point layout of lecture notes surrounding this topic. The main points in these notes are; - Nutrient cycling and why study it. - Lack of nutrients that can limit ecosystem processes. - Excess nutrients that can limit ecosystem processes. - Nutrient budgets. - Inputs and outputs. - Recycling: role of decomposers. - Stable nitrogen isotopes. - Conclusions. I hope these notes help anyone studying or interested in na...