Author: Mathew

Sustainable Development

Sustainable Development: Sustainable development involves satisfying current needs while safeguarding the ability of future generations to fulfill their own needs—a concept coined by G.H. Brundtland, the Norwegian Prime Minister and former Director of the World Health Organization (WHO). Nowadays, the term...

Nutrient Cycling

Nutrient Cycling: Apart from energy flow, ecosystems rely significantly on nutrient cycling as a vital functional aspect. Elements such as carbon, nitrogen, sulfur, oxygen, hydrogen, and phosphorus, among others, circulate through both living (biotic) and non-living (abiotic) components, constituting what is...

Energy Flow in an Ecosystem

Energy Flow in an Ecosystem: Energy within an ecosystem sustains itself through the progression of the food chain, ensuring the ecosystem’s continuity. An essential characteristic of this energy movement is its unidirectional nature—a one-way journey. Unlike nutrients such as carbon, nitrogen,...