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Biogeography of the Earth

Fundamentals of Biogeography and Ecology

• Biogeography and ecological systems
• Biogeographical realms
• Habitat occupation
• Habitat Degradation and Human Activity

Energy Flow Through Ecosystems

• Energy capture and use

  • Photosynthesis
  • Respiration
  • Transpiration
• Biomass Productivity
• Trophic Levels and Food Chains

Ecology of Vegetation and Plant Succession

• Principal Adaptive Strategies of Vegetation
• Plant communities
• Principle of Limiting Factors
• Plant Succession

Earth Biomes

• Forest Biome

  • Tropical Forests
    • Species Endangerment in Tropical Forests
    • Deforestation in Tropical Forests
  • Midlatitude Forests
  • Northern Forests
• Savanna Biome

  • Tropical Savanna
  • Thorn Tree Tropical Scrub
  • Midlatitude Savanna
  • Human Activities and the Savanna biome.
• Grassland Biome

  • Fire and the grassland biome
• Desert Biome

  • Dry Desert
  • Midlatitude Shrub Desert
  • Desertification
• Tundra Biome

  • Arctic
  • Alpine
  • Global Warming and Arctic Habitats

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For Citation: Ritter, Michael E. The Physical Environment: an Introduction to Physical Geography.
2006. Date visited.  http://www.uwsp.edu/geo/faculty/ritter/geog101/textbook/title_page.html

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Michael Ritter (tpeauthor@mac.com)
Last revised 06/21/07