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Fowler, S., Roush, R., Wise, J. (2013). Ecosystems and the biospheres. In Concepts of biology. Open Stax. https://openstax.org/books/concepts-biology/pages/20-introduction
Reading this material will help you better understand the basic types of ecosystems on earth and be able to differentiate between food chains and food webs.

OER Commons. (n.d.). Terrestrial biomes. https://www.oercommons.org/courseware/lesson/15169/overview
Reading this material will help explain the terrestrial biomes and describe the two major abiotic factors that determine terrestrial biomes.

OER Commons. (n.d.). Aquatic biomes. https://www.oercommons.org/courseware/lesson/15170/overview
Reading this material will help describe the characteristics of the ocean zones.

OER Commons. (n.d.). Climate and the effects of global climate change. https://www.oercommons.org/courseware/lesson/15171/overview
Reading this material will help define global climate change and the three natural factors affecting long-term global climate.

OER Commons. (n.d.). Introduction. https://www.oercommons.org/courseware/lesson/15180/overview
Reading this material will help introduce you to the different types of ecosystems.

OER Commons. (n.d.). Ecology of ecosystems. https://www.oercommons.org/courseware/lesson/15181/overview
Reading this material will help your understanding of the basic types of ecosystems on earth.

OER Commons. (n.d.). Energy flow through ecosystems. https://www.oercommons.org/courseware/lesson/15182/overview
Reading this material will help your understanding of how organisms acquire energy in a food web and food chains.

OER Commons. (n.d.). Biogeochemical cycles. https://www.oercommons.org/courseware/lesson/15183/overview
Reading this material will help your understanding of biogeochemical cycles of water, carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, and sulfur.

Khan Academy. (2016, August). Ecosystems and biomes. Ecology [Video]. https://youtu.be/A495e31cDdE
Watching this video will help your understanding of how land ecosystems are classified into biomes.

Khan Academy. (2016, August). Flow of energy and matter through ecosystems. Ecology [Video]. https://youtu.be/TitrRpMUt0I
Watching this video will help your understanding of how energy and matter flows and is recycled from primary producers to primary, secondary, and tertiary consumers.

Khan Academy. (n.d.). Ecosystem ecology: Links in the chain [Video]. https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/crash-course-bio-ecology/crash-course-ecology-2/v/crash-course-ecology-07
Watching this video will help your understanding of how the different ecosystems link together.

California Academy of Sciences. (2014, April). Biodiversity ecosystems and ecological networks [Video]. https://youtu.be/-bE-Pydad7U
Watching this video will help you understand the flow of energy and matter through ecosystems and what happens if it is disrupted.

California Academy of Sciences. (2014, April). Ecosystem services [Video]. https://youtu.be/BCH1Gre3Mg0
Watching this video will help you understand the benefits that healthy ecosystems provide to humans.