Habitats and Ecosystems Robin’s Habitat (a combination of ecosystems) Forest Competition Feeding Longevity Behavior Nest building Seasonal migration Daily cycles Communication Predation and Biological Interactions Physical Interactions Niche robin.jpg Impacts of foraging Population Species KU_hoz_pos_KO.eps Ecosystems Ecological Levels of Organization Biosphere Biome Ecosystem Community Sources consulted for this presentation _MG_0364.jpg. (2010). http://www.morguefile.com/archive/display/618423 The Carbon Cycle. (2010). http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/CarbonCycle/carbon_cycle4.php Chesapeake Waterbird Energy flow within ecosystems Producers including plants, algae and bacteria Primary Ecosystem Earthworm’s Habitat earthworm.jpg robin.jpg Consumers including herbivores Additional consumers including carnivores and omnivores Decomposers Energy in the form of sunlight or chemical energy Food Webs http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0e/Chesapeake_W aterbird_Food_Web.jpg File:Chesapeake Waterbird Food Web.jpg Cyclical interactions The Water Cycle: color graphic showing the movement of water through the water cycle, from evaporation and transpiration to condensation, to water storage in the atmophere, to precipitation, to water storage in ice and snow, surface runoff, snowmelt runoff to streams, streamflow, and freshwater storage. A cut away shows the ground water portion of the water cycle, from infiltration to ground water storage and ground water discharge into springs and freshwater storage. Surface runoff, freshwater storage, ground water storage, and ground water discharge are all shown contributing to water storage in oceans, where the evaporation portion of the water cycle starts again. Courtesy of: United States Geological Survey http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/55/Carbon_cycle-cute_diagram.jpeg File:Carbon original Courtesy: Genome Management Information System, Oak Ridge National Laboratory