| Chapter Outline (See related pages)
- A Definition of Environment
- The Organization of Ecological Systems
- Energy Flow in Ecosystems
- Community Interactions
- Types of Terrestrial Communities
- Temperate Deciduous Forest
- Grassland or Prairie
- Savanna
- Desert
- Boreal Forest
- Temperate Rainforest
- Tundra
- Tropical Rainforest
- Types of Aquatic Communities
- Marine Communities
- Freshwater Communities
- Estuaries
- Community, Habitat, and Niche
- A Closer Look: The Importance of Habitat Size
- Kinds of Organism Interactions
- Predation
- Parasitism
- Commensalism
- Mutualism
- Competition
- The Cycling of Materials in Ecosystems
- The Carbon Cycle
- A Closer Look: Carbon Dioxide and Global Warming
- The Nitrogen Cycle
- Population Characteristics
- The Population Growth Curve
- Population-Size Limitations
- A Closer Look: Government Policy and Population Control in China
- Limiting Factors to Human Population Growth
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