An animal that eats pollen is called a palynivore. The soil-pollen cycle is a huge factor in planetary health that is barely talked about. The image below illustrates some major …
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Meaning how plants extract energy by absorbing water and using radiation from the Sun to combine it with carbon dioxide to create sugars.
A soup of micro-organisms. Usually refers to all the zooplankton and algae in the ocean but can also be used to describe tiny insects in the atmosphere (see aerial planktonA …
(of endangered species). A list of current conservation status for all the world’s known species. The list is administered by the International Union for the ConservationWhy is animal conservation important? …
Referring to an ecosystem’s ability to maintain a steady stable-state(of an ecosystem) where free surplus energy is minimised, where there is maximum entropy production and minimum waste. In such a …
Shy Albatross are a signal of ocean health and breed on sub-Antarctic islands. Their population has halved in the last 35 years
The characteristic of a landscape of sounds that is interpreted by animal minds and dictates their behaviour and response to other animals and features of the environment.
The number of species within a given area. Note, this is often confused with biodiversityWhat is the definition of biodiversity? When we ask, what is the definition of biodiversity? It …
(of an ecosystem) where free surplus energyThe energy of a system that is emitted as waste and is not part of ecosystem processes. There is always some free surplus energy …
ThermodynamicsThermodynamics are at the heart of our understanding of ecosystems and not an altogether difficult concept to grasp but one that isn’t widely taught to ecologists. Basically, all life on …