Environmental Science Deena
by Deena DeVito
1. Ecosystem
1.1. Abiotic Factors
1.1.1. Temperature
1.1.2. Elevation
1.1.3. Weather/climate
1.1.4. Latitude/longitude
1.1.5. Wind direction
1.1.6. Tides
1.1.7. Geographic features
1.1.8. Trash
1.1.9. Sunlight
1.2. Biotic Factors
1.2.1. Animals
1.2.2. Plants
1.2.3. Corpses
1.2.4. Hair/fingernails
1.2.5. Paper
2. Organism
2.1. Community
2.1.1. Food Chain
2.1.1.1. Trophic Levels
2.1.1.1.1. Producer
2.1.1.1.2. Primary Consumer
2.1.1.1.3. Secondary Consumer
2.1.1.1.4. Tertiary Consumer
2.1.1.1.5. Decomposer
2.1.2. Food Web
2.1.3. Population
2.1.3.1. Biodiversity
2.1.3.1.1. Genetic Biodiversity
2.1.3.1.2. Species Biodiversity
2.1.3.1.3. Ecosystem Biodiversity
3. Water Pollution
3.1. Point Source
3.2. Nonpoint Source
3.3. Organic Pollutant
3.4. Inorganic Pollutant
3.5. Urbanization
4. Water
4.1. Aquifer
4.2. Desalination
4.3. Water Purification
4.4. Watershed
4.5. Impermeable
4.6. Erosion
4.7. Runoff
5. Biome
5.1. Rainforest
5.2. Temperate deciduous forest
5.3. Coniferous forest
5.4. Tundra
5.5. Freshwater
5.6. Marine
5.7. Grassland/savannah
5.8. Desert
5.9. Wetland
6. Ecological Succession
6.1. Primary Succession
6.2. Secondary Succession
6.2.1. Pioneer Species
6.2.2. Climax Community
7. Population
7.1. Limiting Factors
7.2. Carrying Capacity
7.3. Population Growth Rate
7.4. Exponential Growth
7.4.1. J-Curve
7.4.2. S-Curve