Ecosystem Budgets

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Main goal of ecosystem science

Understand the ecosystem as a whole

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Physiological perspectives of ecosystem science

Synthetic and Deductive

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Boundary

Any size

Question dependent

Identify fluxes

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Mass balance

To quantify fluxes

Black box theory

Balance of inputs and outputs

Follow the movement and fate of materials

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Sink

Storage (retained)

Inputs > Outputs

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Source

Leaking (loss)

Outputs > Inputs

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Inclusivity

Abiotic and biotic components

All play a role

Integrate and synthesize

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Flexibility

Not all boundaries/sizes the same

Not all approaches the same

Whole system vs black box

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Purpose of ecosystem budgets

To quantify fluxes

Inpust = Outputs + Storage

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Examples of ecosystem budgets

Water budget

Nutrient budget