Hi Alycia Take a look at the following pdf page, in particular the flow chart on page 1 - Ecosystem functioning / ecological chemistry.
http://www.awi.de/index.php?id=279&type=123&L=0&filename=awi.pdf and Energy / chemical flow through the ecosystem article by Brennan http://www.ehow.com/facts_6879969_energy-chemical-cycle-through-ecosystem.html You can also pick up pointers from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_ecology Best Ling Ling Huang Chemistry Sacramento City College http://huangl.webs.com On Wednesday, July 9, 2014 7:56 AM, Alycia Rajendran <[email protected]> wrote: Hi- I am a MS student completing my thesis on the cumulative human impacts on Gulf of Maine ecosystems. I am in search of some key published articles that help define the word "ecosystem". I welcome every discipline, I would love viewpoints from the biological/chemical/physical/social/economic/policy standpoint. Any help is greatly appreciated! Alycia Rajendran University of Texas at Dallas [email protected]
