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Links for the Sixteenth Chapter

 

Symbiosis: Commensalism
Two great examples

Symbiosis: Mutualism
Several examples

Symbiosis: Parasitism
Several examples

Population Growth
A good explanation of the difference between logistic and exponential growth

Ecological Succession
A good discussion of how and why it happens

Surtsey Still Surprises
A good discussion of how both ecological succession and geology happen much more quickly than most scientists think.

Tropical Rainforest Biome
A good overview of tropical rainforests

Desert Biome
A good overview of deserts

Temperate Deciduous Forest Biome
A good overview of deciduous forests

Temperate Grassland Biome
A good overview of deciduous forests

Savannah Biome
A good overview of deciduous forests

Chaparral as an example of the Scrubland Biome
A good overview of a Chaparral

Taiga Biome
A good overview of a boreal forest

Tundra Biome
A good overview of a tundra

Freshwater Ecosystems
A good overview of different freshwater ecosystems

What is an Estuary
A good overview of estuaries

The Ocean Biome
A good overview of marine ecosystems

The Creatures of the abyssalpelagic zone
He calls them the midwaters. Great video of the bizarre animals that live there.

Ecology, biodiversity and Creation
A discussion of how ecosystems are the result of design.