Food Webs, Food Chains and Energy Flow in Ecosystems.


  1. A Simple Introduction to Food Webs and Chains.
  2. Tropic Structure PowerPoint Presentation.
  3. A Universal Metabolic Rate (Overview, Full Article)
  4. Explore a Marine Food Web.
  5. Soil Foodweb Significance.
  6. Food Webs vs. Food Pyramids. Silly, but quick.
  7. Matter and Energy: Introduction.
  8. Thermodynamics and Ecosystems. NOTE: This also relates to our cybernetic model.
  9. Weak Trophic Interactions and the Balence of Nature. Read the article here.
  10. Diversity, Stability and Complexity. See also a quick diagram.
  11. The Complexity of Co-dependency
  12. Ecosystem Stability. Watch a PowerPoint Presentation.
  13. A Non-equilibrium Thermodynamic Framework for Discussing Ecosystem Integrity. More on Stability.
  14. See a quick energy flow diagram here.
  15. See a quick discussion of productivity.