The degree of disorder(Of energy and ecosystems). Ecosystems are thermodynamically driven. Disorder occurs when energy dissipates and becomes more chaotic. For example, the release of hot air into the atmosphere …
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An evolutionary stable strategyAn evolutionary stable strategy is individual behaviour that, when scaled to the population-level, means that population is relatively stable. As long as the outside environment remains in …
It’s not the amount of energy in a system that makes it possible for us to feed ourselves, it’s the energy fluxIt’s not the amount of energy in a system …
A single thread in a food web illustrating the chain of animals that eat each other. At the base of the food chainA single thread in a food web illustrating …
The energy of a system that is emitted as waste and is not part of ecosystem processes. There is always some free surplus energyThe energy of a system that is …
(Of an ecosystem). A subset of ecosystem processes and structures, where the ecosystem does something that provides an ecosystem service of value to people.
The Goldlilocks zone predicts the possibility of life anywhere in the universe. It’s a set of thresholds scientists use to predict whether life is likely to exist on other planets. …
Means High Dynamic Range. Your camera effectively takes a series of shots at different exposures and merges them together, so the shadows are lightened and the highlights are reduced.
A period of reduction in Earth’s temperature of between about 4–7 degrees that resulted in the rapid expansion of ice sheets and glaciation of much of the Earth’s surface.
The cool phase of an ocean cycle (opposite to El Niño) that periodically sees a reduction in warm water flow across the Pacific. La Niña‘s effect on wildlife is that …