Biotic Components Paper

Abstract

In this research we try to discover the insight of “Eco system” in a holistic perspective. The key heart of the study is on “Eco system” and its relation with “people and current environment”. The research also examines various characteristics of “Eco system” and tries to measure its effect. Lastly the research illustrates a variety of factors which are responsible for “Eco system” and tries to describe the overall effect of it.

Table of Contents

Introduction4

Discussion and Analysis4

Conclusion6

Biotic Components Paper

Introduction

An ecosystem is a community of species that interact with one another and with their physical surroundings. In ecosystems, energy transfers from species to species in the form of food or prey, and this energy transfer works best when the ecosystem's members are all present and healthy. Ecosystems can be difficult to recognize at times because they range from very small systems to huge systems. For example, a tide pool no more than a few feet across represents an ecosystem; a coastline that stretches for miles also represents an ecosystem. In the case of the tide pool ecosystem, the tide pool also serves as a habitat for the invertebrates and vertebrates living there. A coastline holds many habitats: tide pools, rocks, sand, dunes, and marshes.

Discussion and Analysis

The Earth has always provided a way to support ecosystem health so that one member does not overgrow the system and dominate it and at the same time other members are able to persist, even if only in very small numbers. This natural balance is particularly important in what may be called fragile ecosystems, in which the system holds few species or it occupies a habitat that is easily destroyed. A sand dune is a fragile ecosystem because it contains few species that must depend on each other for energy and other services, especially compared with a forest ecosystem, which is complex and contains many species (Lovelock, 2000).

People affect ecosystem health in ways that are both subtle and obvious. A small pond ecosystem may lie in a woodland less than 50 yards from an interstate highway. Subtle influences such as traffic noise, sound vibrations from engines, increased heat near the freeway, and fumes all affect the activities of the species in the pond. Of course, obvious effects caused by humans include oil spills, trash, and filling in the pond for highway expansion. Even people with a love of nature upset ecosystems by their ...