Peru. Photo Prochalen on PIxabay Humanity began in the Biosphere as a small and weak lifeform. Yet supported by the balance, dynamic processes and resources of the Biosphere, Humanity grew stronger. The last millennium (1000 to 2000) was an era of human innovation, that began in Europe and spread around […]
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An Ecosystem is a smaller part of a Biome An Ecosystem (ecological system) is a small part of a Biome (and of the Biosphere). Using a rough analogy, think of an ecosystem as a building block of a Biome; just like a human cell is a building block of an […]
Biomes are very large grouping of the world’s vegetation. Their characteristics are strongly influenced by three main elements of the Biosphere – land, water and atmosphere, and by location. These determine climate and soils in a Biome, and the types of plants and animals that will live there. Biomes are […]
Biosphere. Photo: NASA (no copyright infringement intended) The Biosphere is the collection of all life on Earth. The Biosphere (literally “sphere of life”) is the collection of all life on Earth, from deep-sea crabs in ocean trenches, to the birds in the air. This very complex interactive system supports all […]