Ecosystems in Media
- BIogeochemical CyclingMr. Andersen from Bozeman Science explains the cycles for water, carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus. A 10:06 minute YouTube video.
- Ecosystem Ecology: Links in the ChainAnother episode from Crash Course Ecology with the emphasis on cycling of energy and nutrients. A 10:09 minute YouTube video.
Fantastic Fungi
Cool time-lapse photography of decomposers from mycologist Paul Stamets.
Ecosystems in the News
- Stanford Biologists Help Solve Fungal MysteriesStanford University scientists have complete genetic analysis of over 10,000 species of fungi, the primary decomposers of most ecosystems. A 2014 article from eScienceNews.com
- Study Resolves Controversy over Nitrogen's Ocean 'Exit Strategies'Researchers have identified the percentages of denitrification and anammox that remove nitrogen from oceans and release it into the atmosphere. A 2014 article from eScienceNews.com
- Tropics Feel the Heat of Climate ChangeTropical trees are releasing carbon dioxide in greater quantities than expected in response to increases in temperature, according to an international research team. A 2014 article from Scientific American.
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