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Spring Blooms
I took this picture of a red daylily (Genus Hemerocallis) outside Honors House at UNCW. This Hemerocallis is an example of primary productivity or energy production by photosynthesis. Based on trophic efficiency, only about 10% of energy is transferred to the next trophic level so if this flower received 1000 g/m^2 of sunlight radiation then a primary consumer that consumes Hemerocallis would receive 100 g/m^2 of energy. Productivity is different from biomass. Productivity is the rate at which organic matter is created (rate of energy storage) while biomass is the amount of organic matter. Compared to the nearby Longleaf pines, the Hemerocallis may be more productive because it is involved in pollination and photosynthesis but it has less biomass than the large, tall pine tree. This Hemerocallis also show the ecological concept of nutrient cycling. Plants and a forest ecosystem are key to the carbon cycle. Beedlow et. al. explored how carbon is transferred from Rubisco in leaves to woody tissue to fine roots to soil organic matter (SOM) and detritus. Even a beautiful flower such as Hemerocallis can be involved with some of the most important ecological processes on Earth.
Spring Blooms
I took this picture of a red daylily (Genus Hemerocallis) outside Honors House at UNCW. This Hemerocallis is an example of primary productivity or energy production by photosynthesis. Based on trophic efficiency, only about 10% of energy is transferred to the next trophic level so if this flower received 1000 g/m^2 of sunlight radiation then a primary consumer that consumes Hemerocallis would receive 100 g/m^2 of energy. Productivity is different from biomass. Productivity is the rate at which organic matter is created (rate of energy storage) while biomass is the amount of organic matter. Compared to the nearby Longleaf pines, the Hemerocallis may be more productive because it is involved in pollination and photosynthesis but it has less biomass than the large, tall pine tree. This Hemerocallis also show the ecological concept of nutrient cycling. Plants and a forest ecosystem are key to the carbon cycle. Beedlow et. al. explored how carbon is transferred from Rubisco in leaves to woody tissue to fine roots to soil organic matter (SOM) and detritus. Even a beautiful flower such as Hemerocallis can be involved with some of the most important ecological processes on Earth.