The Wondrous Workings of Planet Earth, Understanding Our World and Its Ecosystems by Rachel Ignotofsky -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Copyright Contents Introduction Levels of Ecological Organization What is an Ecosystem? The Flow of Energy The Classification of Living Things How Living Things Interact What Makes a Healthy Ecosystem Succession Microecosystems Microscopic Ecosystems North America

Ecosystem of the Redwood Forest Ecosystem of the Northern Great Plains Ecosystem of the Mangrove Ecosystem of the Mojave Desert

South America

Ecosystem of the Amazon Rainforest Ecosystem of the Atacama Desert Ecosystem of the Pampas Ecosystem of the Tropical Andes

Europe

Ecosystem of the Moorland of the British Isles Ecosystem of the Mediterranean Basin Ecosystem of the Alps

Asia

Ecosystem of the Northeast Siberian Taiga Ecosystem of the Indochina Mangroves Ecosystem of the Eastern Mongolian Steppe Ecosystem of the Himalayan Mountains

Africa

Ecosystem of the Congo Rainforest Ecosystem of the African Savanna Ecosystem of the Sahara Desert Ecosystem of the Cape of Africa

Australasia

Ecosystem of the Australian Savanna Ecosystem of the Tasmanian Temperate Rainforest Ecosystem of the Great Barrier Reef

The Polar Ice Caps

Ecosystem of the Arctic Circle Ecosystem of the Antarctic Tundra

Aquatic Systems

Ecosystem of the Open Ocean Ecosystem of the Deep Ocean Ecosystem of Rivers Ecosystem of Lakes

The Cycles of Nature

The Carbon Cycle The Nitrogen Cycle The Phosphorus Cycle The Water Cycle Plants

The Humans and Planet Earth

The Farm The City Human Impacts on Nature Climate Change Protecting Our Planet

Glossary Sources Acknowledgments About the Author Index