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Contents
- Introduction
- 1.1 Define an ecosystem
- 1.2 Investigating ecosystems
- 1.3 Study a habitat
- 1.4 The wetlands of Wicken Fen
- 1.5 Week 1 quiz
- 1.6 Summary of Week 1
- Introduction
- 2.1 The carbon cycle
- 2.2 Exploring oak woodland
- 2.3 Fungi and the woodwide web
- 2.4 Life in trees
- 2.5 Week 2 quiz
- 2.6 Summary of Week 2
- Introduction
- 3.1 Deserts
- 3.2 Cold environments
- 3.3 Apply your knowledge of ecosystems
- 3.4 Week 3 quiz
- 3.5 Review of Weeks 1 to 3
- Introduction
- 4.1 Seas, ecosystems and small organisms
- 4.2 Analysing ecosystems – a summary
- 4.3 Identifying organisms
- 4.4 Week 4 quiz
- 4.5 Summary of Week 4
- Introduction
- 5.1 Managing or meddling
- 5.2 Managing an ecosystem – the art of coppicing
- 5.3 The survival of Wicken Fen
- 5.4 Conserving a rare species
- 5.5 Week 5 quiz
- 5.6 Human influences on ecosystems
- Introduction
- 6.1 Gorillas and tourism
- 6.2 China’s Loess Plateau
- 6.3 Galápagos
- 6.4 End of course quiz
- 6.5 Conclusion
- 6.6 Beyond ecosystems
- Acknowledgements
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