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Nutrient Cycles, Ecological Succession, and Biomes

ICSE · Class 11 · Environmental Science

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Nutrient Cycles

  • Nutrient cycling is also called biogeochemical cycling.
  • Nutrient cycles refer to the continuous movement and recycling of essential chemical elements between the biotic components and the abiotic components of the environment.
  • Every ecosystem has three main nutrient pools: reservoir pool, exchange pool, and biotic pool.
2

Major Nutrient Cycles

  • The main nutrient cycles are carbon, nitrogen, hydrological, and phosphorus cycles.
  • The carbon cycle controls the movement of carbon between the atmosphere, living organisms, soil, and oceans.
  • Carbon cycle processes are biological: photosynthesis, respiration, and decomposition; and geological: fossilisation and volcanic activity.
3

Law of Tolerance and Human Impact

  • The Law of Tolerance states that every species can only survive within a specific range of environmental conditions.
  • The main conditions include temperature, pH, water availability, and nutrient levels.
  • If conditions go beyond tolerance limits, a species may fail to survive in that environment.
4

Ecological Succession

  • Ecological succession is the natural, gradual process by which ecosystems change and develop over time.
  • There are two main types of succession: primary succession and secondary succession.
  • Primary succession occurs in an area where no soil or living organisms exist initially.

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Nutrient cycles refer to the continuousThe reservoir pool is the majorThe exchange pool is a smallerThe biotic pool includes nutrients presentThe carbon cycle controls the movement

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