GG1002 Physical Geography

*All profits donated to the Black Lives Matter Movement.* Lecture summary on biogeography and environmental systems: distribution of biomes, primary and secondary production, ecosystem succession, nutrient cycling, environmental change, ecosystem stability. Includes recommended readings (available to download in this module).

*All profits donated to the Black Lives Matter Movement.* Lecture 1 - Global biogeography - what controls the distribution of the world's biomes? Topics covered: terminology, latitudinal diversity gradient, tropical forest, savanna, arid, mediterranean, temperate grassland Recommended reading available at Lecture 1 continued & Lecture 2

*All profits donated to the Black Lives Matter Movement.* Lecture 1 - Global biogeography - what controls the distribution of the world's biomes? Topics covered: temperate forest, tundra Recommended reading included Lecture 2 - Ecosystem dynamics - Primary and secondary production Topics covered: artificial environments, environmental factors, energy sources Recommended reading available at Lecture 2 continued & Lecture 3

*All profits donated to the Black Lives Matter Movement.* Lecture 2 - Ecosystem dynamics - primary and secondary production Topics covered: primary producers, measuring production, secondary producers, efficiency Recommended reading available at Lecture 2 continued & Lecture 3

*All profits donated to the Black Lives Matter Movement.* Lecture 2 - Ecosystem Dynamics - Primary and secondary productions Topics covered: endotherms, what is a sustainable biome, human manipulation Recommended Reading included Lecture 3 - Ecosystem succession and human disturbance Topics covered: ecosystem change, internal factors Recommended Reading available at Lecture 3 continued & Lecture 4

*All profits donated to the Black Lives Matter Movement.* Lecture 3 - Ecosystem succession and human disturbance Topics covered: succession, primary and secondary, directions for succession, disturbance theory Recommended reading available at Lecture 3 continued & Lecture 4

*All profits donated to the Black Lives Matter Movement.* Lecture 3 - Ecosystem succession and human disturbance Topics covered: secondary vs primary Recommended Reading included Lecture 4 - Ecosystem dynamics - the nature of nutrient cycling Topics covered: biochemical cycling Recommended reading available at Lecture 4 continued & Lecture 5

*All profits donated to the Black Lives Matter Movement.* Lecture 4 - Ecosystem dynamics - the nature of nutrient cycling Topics Covered: reading list Recommended Reading included Lecture 5 - Ecosystem and environmental change Topics covered: IPCC 4th Assessment, current changes, predicted changes, observations so far

*All profits donated to the Black Lives Matter Movement.* Lecture 5 - Ecosystems and environmental change Topics covered: predicted future impacts on ecosystem processes, ecosystem responses Recommended Reading Lecture 6 - Ecosystem stability - the concept of stability under changing conditions Topics covered: terminology, resilience