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102: Introduction to Ecosystem Processes
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Ecosystem Basics
The Four Ecosystem Processes (4:00)
Ecosystem Processes and Holistic Management (2:14)
The Language of the Land (2:50)
The Water Cycle
The First Ecosystem Process: Water Cycle (7:40)
Ineffective Water Cycle
Identifying an Ineffective Water Cycle
Effective Water Cycle (10:08)
Three Factors of Retention (1:55)
Soil Surface and Capping
Promoting an Effective Water Cycle
The Mineral Cycle
The Second Ecosystem Process: Mineral Cycle (5:57)
The Soil-Food Web (3:56)
Minerals and Soil Surface
Above Ground to Surface
Surface to Underground
Importance of Soil Surface
Effective and Ineffective Mineral Cycles
Community Dynamics
The Third Ecosystem Process: Community Dynamics (2:30)
Communities of Wholes
Succession
Succession and the Brittleness Scale
Managing Dynamics (10:21)
Management Implications
Energy Flow
The Fourth Ecosystem Process: Energy Flow
The Energy Pyramid
The Energy Pyramid Below Ground
The Energy Tetrahedron (4:00)
Side 1: Time
Side 2: Density
Side 3: Area
Time, Density, and Area (5:25)
Optimizing the Energy Tetrahedron (6:00)
Energy Flow: The Flow of Fuel that Animates All Life
Importance of the Four Ecosystem Processes
Pulling it All Together (5:35)
The Importance of Ecosystem Processes (2:00)
Continue Your Journey
Wrapping Up
What's Next?
Succession and the Brittleness Scale
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