Cosma / Communication / Knowledge / Realm / Terrestrial / Ecosystem
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Introduction1
The Daily Eco (YouTube Channel)
Dictionary
ecosystem : the complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit — Webster See also OneLook
Encyclopedia
Ecosystem is a community made up of living organisms and nonliving components such as air, water, and mineral soil. Ecosystems can be studied in two different ways. They can be thought of as interdependent collections of plants and animals, or as structured systems and communities governed by general rules. The living (biotic) and non-living (abiotic) components interact through nutrient cycles and energy flows. Ecosystems include interactions among organisms, and between organisms and their environment. Ecosystems can be of any size but each ecosystem has a specific, limited space. — Wikipedia
Ecosystem (Encyclopædia Britannica)
Biome is a community of plants and animals that have common characteristics for the environment they exist in. They can be found over a range of continents. Biomes are distinct biological communities that have formed in response to a shared physical climate. “Biome” is a broader term than “habitat”; any biome can comprise a variety of habitats.
A ‘biota’ is the total collection of organisms of a geographic region or a time period, from local geographic scales and instantaneous temporal scales all the way up to whole-planet and whole-timescale spatiotemporal scales. The biotas of the Earth make up the biosphere. — Wikipedia
Biome (Adam Augustyn, Encyclopædia Britannica)
The World’s Biomes (California Academy of Sciences)
Earth’s Habitats (National Geographic)
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Exploration
Gaia’s Menagerie
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Inspiration
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NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (YouTube Channel)
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (Official Website)
NASA Operation IceBridge (Mission Website)
CORAL (Mission Website)
NASA Global Climate Change (Recommended Website)
Wonder
Frank Gregorio (YouTube Channel)
Frank Gregorio (Vimeo Website)
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Foundation
Philosophy
Ecology (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
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Innovation
Science
Ecology is the study of the relationships between living organisms, including humans, and their physical environment. Ecology considers organisms at the individual, population, community, ecosystem, and biosphere level. Ecology overlaps with the closely related sciences of biogeography, evolutionary biology, genetics, ethology, and natural history. — Wikipedia
Ecology (Robert Leo Smith, Encyclopædia Britannica)
What is Ecology (The Ecological Society of America)
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Preservation
NASA Goddard (YouTube Channel)
NASA Goddard (Official Website)
The Changing Colors of our Living Planet (NASA)
Library
DDC: 574.5 Ecology (Library Thing)
Subject: Ecology (Library Thing)
Subject: Ecology (Open Library)
LCC: QH 540 Ecology (UPenn Online Books)
Subject: Ecology (UPenn Online Books)
LCC: QH 540 Ecology (Library of Congress)
Subject: Ecology (Library of Congress)
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Participation
Education
Ecology (Science Trek)
Habitat (Science Trek)
Ecosystems (Geography4Kids)
Biomes (Geography4Kids)
Ecology (Geography4Kids)
The World’s Biomes (UC Berkeley Museum of Paleontology)
Ecology (National Association of Geoscience Teachers)
Ecology Education (The Ecological Society of America)
Ecosystems (United States Geological Survey)
MERLOT: Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching
OER Commons: Open Educational Resources
Course
Ecology (MIT OpenCourseWare)
Ecosystems (edX)
Community
Occupation
Ecologists (CareerOneStop, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration)
Organization
News
Ecology (The Ecological Society of America)
Ecology (EurekaAlert, American Association for the Advancement of Science)
Ecosystems (Science Daily)
Ecology (Science Daily)
Ecosystems (Science News)
Ecology (Science News)
Bibliography
Ecology (Oxford Bibliographies)
Government
ECOSTRESS (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, YouTube Playlist)
ECOSTRESS (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Mission Website)
Earth Observatory (NASA)
Earth System Research Laboratory (NOAA)
Ecosystems (United States Geological Survey)
Document
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Expression
FlippyCat (YouTube Channel)
FlippyCat (Facebook)
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Related
Here are links to pages about closely related subjects.
Sphere Land, Ice, Water (Ocean), Air, Life (Cell, Gene)
Ecosystem Forest, Grassland, Desert, Arctic, Aquatic
Tree of Life
Microorganism Virus
Prokaryote Archaea, Bacteria
Eukaryote Protist, Fungi, Algae, Protozoa (Tardigrade)
Plant Flower, Tree
Animal
Invertebrate
Cnidaria Coral, Jellyfish
Cephalopod Cuttlefish, Octopus
Crustacean Lobster, Shrimp
Arachnid Spider, Scorpion
Insect Ant, Bee, Beetle, Butterfly
Vertebrate
Fish Seahorse, Ray, Shark
Amphibian Frog, Salamander
Reptile Turtle, Tortoise, Dinosaur
Bird Penguin, Ostrich, Owl, Crow, Parrot
Mammal Platypus, Bat, Mouse, Rabbit, Goat, Giraffe, Camel, Horse, Elephant, Mammoth
Walrus, Seal, Polar Bear, Bear, Panda, Cat, Tiger, Lion, Dog, Wolf
Cetacean Whale, Dolphin
Primate Monkey, Chimpanzee, Human
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Notes
1. The resources on this page are are organized by a classification scheme developed exclusively for Cosma.