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Aquatic Ecosystems and Physiology: Energy Flow

Chapter Summary

       The Ecosystem Concept
Models of Energy Flow
Space-Time Diagrams
       Primary Productivity
Photosynthetic Organisms
Light Inhibition of Photosynthesis
Primary Productivity in Lakes and Streams
Measuring Primary Productivity
Tropical Productivity
Energy Inputs Other than Sunlight
   Nonphotosynthetic Primary Productivity
   Wave Energy and Productivity
       Secondary Production
Ecological Efficiencies
Fishes and Primary Productivity
Microbial Loop
Allochthonous Inputs
       Introduction to Physiological Ecology
Surface-to-Volume Ratios
Metabolic Rate and Body Size
Metabolic Rate and Temperature
Scope for Growth and Temperature Preferences
Interaction of Temperature and Body Size
Metabolic Rate and Other Factors
       Balanced Bioenergetic Model
       Study Guide