Sumários

23 Fevereiro 2023, 14:30 • Cristina Branquinho

Chapter 4. The Terrestrial Environment

4.1 Life on Land Imposes Unique Constraints

4.2 Plant Cover Influences the Vertical Distribution of Light

• QUANTIFYING ECOLOGY 4.1: Beer's

Law and the Attenuation of Light

Chapter 20. Ecosystem Energetics

20.1 The Laws of Thermodynamics Govern Energy Flow

20.2 Energy Fixed in the Process of Photosynthesis Is Primary Production

20.3 Climate and Nutrient Availability Are the Primary Controls on Net Primary Productivity in Terrestrial Ecosystems

20.6 Energy Allocation and Plant Life-Form Influence Primary Production 464

• ECOLOGICAL ISSUES & APPLICATIONS:

Humans Appropriate a Disproportionate Amount of Earth's Net Primary Productivity 474

16 Fevereiro 2023, 14:30 • Cristina Branquinho

Chapter 2. Climate

2.1. Surface Temperatures Reflect the Difference between Incoming and Outgoing Radiation

2.2. Intercepted Solar Radiation and Surface temperatures Vary Seasonally

2.3 Geographic Difference in Surface Net Radiation Result in Global Patterns of Atmospheric Circulation

2.4. Surface Winds and Earth's Rotation Create Ocean Currents

2.5 Temperature Influences the Moisture Content of Air

2.6 Precipitation Has a Distinctive Global Pattern

2.7. Proximity to the Coastline Influences Climate

2.8. Topography Influences Regional and Local Patterns of Climate

2.9. Irregular Variations in Climate Occur at the Regional Scale

2.10 Most Organisms Live in Microclimates

14 Fevereiro 2023, 14:00 • Cristina Branquinho

Apresentação, programa e regras de avaliação.

A natureza da disciplina de Ecologia.