Environmental Systems & Societies

TOPIC 2: Ecology

TOPIC 2: Ecology (SL 22 hrs / HL 35 hrs) Blank Notes Outline

2.1 Individuals, Populations, Communities & Ecosystems (SL 6 hrs / HL 9 hrs)

2.2 Energy & Biomass in Ecosystems (SL 6 hrs / HL 8 hrs)

2. 3 Biogeochemical Cycles (SL 4 hrs / HL 7 hrs)

2.4 Climate & Biomes (SL 3 hrs / HL 5 hrs)

2.5 Zonation, Succession & ∆Ecosystems (SL 3 hrs / HL 6 hrs)

Subtopic Introductions

2.1: (BozemanScience) Population Ecology

2.2: (PhysicsGirl) Why Aren't Plants Black?

Dianna Cowern (physicsgirl.org) contracted long COVID in 2022, but keeps fighting!

2.3: (CrashCourse) Human Impacts on Ecosystems

Crash Course Climate & Energy with many, many more courses

2.4: (Geodide) Biomes - The Living Landscape

Dutch journalism at Geodiode focusing on geography, climate & climate change

2.5: (ScienceFilmmakingTips) Intertidal Zones

Untamed Science filmmakers helping novices video life & working on a Tree of Life project

IA Datasets & Methodologies

Primary Data

IB Animal Experimentation Policy
Fieldwork - GLOBE Protocols for Biotic & Abiotic Factors

Secondary Data

Planetary Biogeochemical Boundary - Planetary Health Check 2024
Biodiversity Intactness Index (BII) Data Portal from the UK Natural History Museum
Regime Shifts Database focus on large impacts on ecosystem services.
Carbon flux datasets using NASA's EARTHDATA satellites (for the time being)

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