A terrestrial ecosystem is an ecosystem found only on land. There were six primary terrestrial ecosystems which are tundra, taiga, temperate broadleaf forest, tropical rain forest, grassland and desert. Terrestrial environments are segmented into a subterranean portion from which most water and ions are obtained. An atmospheric portion from which gases are obtained and the physical energy of light is transformed into the organic energy of carbon-carbon bonds through the process of photosynthesis. In addition, terrestrial ecosystems occupy 28.26% of Earth's surface or about 55,660,000 mi² (144,150,000 km²). It only occupy a smaller portion of Earth's surface than marine ecosystems. However, terrestrial ecosystems have been a major site of adaptive
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GROWTH RATE
Generally, terrestrial ecosystem and aquatic ecosystem can be differ to several aspect which are growth rate, nutrient availability, and size structure. In term of growth rate usually related to the producer. As we can see in terrestrial ecosystem, the main producer is plant that plays a very significant roles in order to sustain the growth population.
Basically, plant producing their own food by undergo photosynthesis in the help of sunlight energy. The next trophic level which is herbivore will consume it and proceed to next food web. This phenomena lead to determine either the growth rate in certain ecosystem or habitat is higher or lower. For example paddy plants, it is only life once, which means once the paddy plants harvest it will die. So that the population must continue growing in large population to generate the next trophic level. If not, the population of animal in that habitat will effected. That’s why if there is a natural disaster such as flash flood that causing the growth rate of producer lower, all the trophic level will …show more content…
Vegetation exerts substantial control on nutrient retention by terrestrial ecosystems. Vegetative controls on nutrient loss from forest ecosystems appear to be most important in environments that are warm and moist during the growing season. Vegetative controls appear to be less important in cold and/or dry environments. Nutrient loss by stream ecosystems is highly pulsed and associated with disturbance by flooding. Nutrient enrichment by humans is altering aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Nitrate concentration and export by the earth’s major rivers correlate directly with human population density. Human disturbance also increases export of phosphorus from aquatic catchments. Nutrient enrichment appears to be reducing the diversity of plants and fungi in terrestrial ecosystems. Land managers around the world use nutrient loading models to predict and manage the impact of land use on aquatic
GROWTH RATE
Generally, terrestrial ecosystem and aquatic ecosystem can be differ to several aspect which are growth rate, nutrient availability, and size structure. In term of growth rate usually related to the producer. As we can see in terrestrial ecosystem, the main producer is plant that plays a very significant roles in order to sustain the growth population.
Basically, plant producing their own food by undergo photosynthesis in the help of sunlight energy. The next trophic level which is herbivore will consume it and proceed to next food web. This phenomena lead to determine either the growth rate in certain ecosystem or habitat is higher or lower. For example paddy plants, it is only life once, which means once the paddy plants harvest it will die. So that the population must continue growing in large population to generate the next trophic level. If not, the population of animal in that habitat will effected. That’s why if there is a natural disaster such as flash flood that causing the growth rate of producer lower, all the trophic level will …show more content…
Vegetation exerts substantial control on nutrient retention by terrestrial ecosystems. Vegetative controls on nutrient loss from forest ecosystems appear to be most important in environments that are warm and moist during the growing season. Vegetative controls appear to be less important in cold and/or dry environments. Nutrient loss by stream ecosystems is highly pulsed and associated with disturbance by flooding. Nutrient enrichment by humans is altering aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Nitrate concentration and export by the earth’s major rivers correlate directly with human population density. Human disturbance also increases export of phosphorus from aquatic catchments. Nutrient enrichment appears to be reducing the diversity of plants and fungi in terrestrial ecosystems. Land managers around the world use nutrient loading models to predict and manage the impact of land use on aquatic