Activity 2.3 – Biosphere and Interconnections

 Chapter 4- This concept map displays different concepts of thermodynamics and the transfer of energy between living species.

Chapter 7- This concept map shows the different components of biodiversity, which include the animal kingdoms.

Chapter 8-This concept map shows the different type of biomes and ecosystems that exist in the world and sustain life for both marine and terrestrial species. 

The chapters 4, 7, and 8 of the textbook each covered a variety of different topics in their discussions. Biomes, thermodynamics, and biodiversity were three of the most prominent topics covered in the chapters. These three subfields of environmental science are absolutely essential to the maintenance of life on Earth in a consistent manner, and there are numerous ways in which they are interconnected. Consuming food or other sources of energy is essential for the survival of every living thing. It is possible that the delicate balance and the structure of the energy transfer in ecosystems could be upset if there were less biodiversity in those ecosystems. In addition, the existence of stable ecosystems and biomes is necessary for the maintenance of life and the conservation of biodiversity. There can be no biodiversity if there is no biome or ecosystem for living creatures to support an ecological food chain. “If the biodiversity of the world is to be conserved, we need to understand how species are naturally aggregated into communities and larger ecosystems, and how these biotic assemblages are distributed over space and time—there must be enough biogeographic resolution to conserve the intricate fabric of life on Earth, and biomes do not provide this kind of information.” (Freedman, 2018.) Without these three concepts active in unison, the balance of nature and living species could be disrupted.

References

Freedman. (2018, August 27). Environmental Science Subtitle: A Canadian Perspective (6th ed.). Dalhousie University Libraries. https://digitaleditions.library.dal.ca/environmentalscience/