Biotic System

BIOTIC SYSTEM

Concepts & Principles
1. Ecosytem [link to ---> http://www.geog.ouc.bc.ca/physgeog]
2. Soils
  - Characteristics [link to ---> http://www.geog.ouc.bc.ca/physgeog]
  - More on Characteristics [link to ---> http://www.statlab.iastate.edu/survey]
    ( documents are in Adobe PDF format )
  - Pedogenic Factors & Processes [link to ---> http://www.geog.ouc.bc.ca/physgeog]
  - Soil Orders & Photos [link to ---> http://www.statlab.iastate.edu/soils]
    (note especially Aridisols & Oxisols)
    1. Properties & Management of Aridisols [link to ---> http://ag.arizona.edu/OALS]
      (with special reference to U.S. & Israel)
    2. Properties & Management of Oxisols [link to ---> http://www.nhq.nrcs.usda.gov/WSR]
3. Vegetation [link to ---> http://www.geog.ouc.bc.ca/physgeog]
  - Factors influencing development
  - Major Terrestrial Biomes
  - Primary Productivity of Major Terrestrial Biomes
  - Plant Succession
Issues
- Tropical Rainforest [link to ---> http://library.thinkquest.org/26634]
- Tropical Forests --- Deforestation [link to ---> http://darwin.bio.uci.edu/~sustain]
- Amazon Tropical Rainforest --- Photos [link to ---> http://www.ddb.simplenet.com/amazon.html]
- Biodiversity 1 [link to ---> http://www.geog.ouc.bc.ca/physgeog]
- Biodiversity 2 [link to ---> http://www.wri.org/wri]
  - diversity of life
  - importance of biodiversity
Questions and Answers (Q&A)