PUBLIC MARKS from jgrogan with tag ecology

This site is dedicated to the beauty and science of nature and to the joys nature brings to those who explore it. The joy of seeing "familiar faces" everywhere; the invigoration a nature walk brings to both body and soul; the beauty and diversity of our Earthly co-habitants; and the pleasure of eating something found along the way.

As far as scientists can tell, Earth is like no other place in all the universe. For among the countless stars, moons, asteroids, and other bodies arrayed across the vastness of outer space, only our tiny planet is known to support life.

Energy flow (food chains and food webs) Nutrient cycling Community interrelationships Ecosystem change

This menu lists pages concerned with energy flow in the biosphere. Energy comes from the sun: plants capture some of it and turn it into carbohydrates as they build their bodies. Animals are dependent on plants and eat them.

To investigate the habitats of local plants and animals. To explore some of the ways animals depend on plants and each other.