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Agriculture depends on Photosynthesis. Activate to inspect this relation.Agriculture influences Deforestation. Activate to inspect this relation.Agriculture trades off with Deforestation. Activate to inspect this relation.Autotroph depends on Photosynthesis. Activate to inspect this relation.Carnivore is part of Food web. Activate to inspect this relation.Chloroplast enables Photosynthesis. Activate to inspect this relation.Decomposer is part of Food web. Activate to inspect this relation.Deforestation suppresses Photosynthesis. Activate to inspect this relation.Food chain is part of Food web. Activate to inspect this relation.Food web enables Energy transfer. Activate to inspect this relation.Food web is a Network. Activate to inspect this relation.Glucose (sugar) is derived from Photosynthesis. Activate to inspect this relation.Oxygen (O₂) is derived from Photosynthesis. Activate to inspect this relation.Photosynthesis depends on Light (sunlight). Activate to inspect this relation.Photosynthesis is part of Carbon cycle. Activate to inspect this relation.Photosynthesis requires Chlorophyll. Activate to inspect this relation.Photosynthesis requires Carbon dioxide (CO₂). Activate to inspect this relation.Photosynthesis requires Water (H₂O). Activate to inspect this relation.Photosynthesis is a Energy transfer. Activate to inspect this relation.Phototroph depends on Photosynthesis. Activate to inspect this relation.Population growth influences Food web. Activate to inspect this relation.Predation is part of Food web. Activate to inspect this relation.Producer (autotroph) depends on Photosynthesis. Activate to inspect this relation.Food webFood chainNetworkEnergy transferPopulation growthDecomposerCarnivorePredationPhotosynthesisLight (sunlight)Carbon dioxide (CO₂)Glucose (sugar)Water (H₂O)Oxygen (O₂)Producer (autotroph)Carbon cycleChlorophyllAgricultureChloroplastDeforestationAutotrophPhototroph
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16 concepts viewed through this lens. Bridge concepts connect this view to Agricultural Engineering, Anthropology, Atmospheric Science, Biology….

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22 concepts23 relationships27 disciplines4 relation families

At a glance

The network of who-eats-whom that moves energy and matter through an ecosystem.

Disciplines
Ecology · Biology · Systems Biology · Environmental Science · Agriculture
Role in the graph
Cross-disciplinary bridge — reaches Anthropology, Demography, Discrete Mathematics, Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Evolutionary Biology, Linear Algebra, Mathematics, Network Science, Nutrition Science, Physics, Sociology, Urban Planning
Relationships
7 · 2 relation families
Mental models
2

What am I looking at?

In this lens (16)

Bridge concepts (36)

Just outside the lens — they connect it to other context.

  • Deforestation2
    Economics, Geography · connects to Agriculture, Photosynthesis
  • Energy transfer2
    Biology, Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Nutrition Science, Physics · connects to Food web, Photosynthesis
  • Autotroph1
    Biology, Ecology, Microbiology · connects to Photosynthesis
  • Bacteria1
    Biology · connects to Nitrogen fixation
  • Carbon cycle1
    Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Geography, Geology, Sustainability Science · connects to Photosynthesis

Insights from this view

Structural observations about the concepts shown here — descriptions of this graph, not claims about the world.

  • This view connects 27 disciplines: Agriculture, Anthropology, Biology, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Demography, Discrete Mathematics, Ecology, Economics, Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Evolutionary Biology, Geography, Geology, Linear Algebra, Mathematics, Microbiology, Network Science, Nutrition Science, Oceanography, Organic Chemistry, Physics, Sociology, Sustainability Science, Systems Biology, Urban Planning.
  • Food web is a bridge concept — viewed here through Agriculture, Biology, Ecology, Environmental Science, Systems Biology.
  • The connections here span 4 relation families.
  • Stocks and flows explains 5 concepts in this view (Agriculture, Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Geography, Geology, Nutrition Science, Organic Chemistry, Physics, Sustainability Science).

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By discipline

ChemistryBiologyPhysicsMathematicsComputer ScienceGeologyMineralogyEconomics

By thinking pattern

Bayesian updatingCause and effectCompoundingConservationConstraintsDefense in depthDiffusion & spreadEmergenceEnergy transformationEntropy & irreversibilityEquilibriumFeedback loopIncentivesInformationLevels & hierarchyModularityNetworksOptimizationOscillationProbabilityRecursion & self-similarityScaleSignal vs noiseSource–pathway–receptorStocks and flowsSymmetry & invarianceThresholds & tipping pointsTrade-offsTriangulationVariation & selectionWaves

By journey

From a Leaf to the ClimateWhy Music Moves UsHow Machines LearnReasoning about a Leaf and the Climate

Concept collections

Concept collections are curated lenses onto the fabric — themed sets of ideas that recur across disciplines. They are not journeys; they are a way to read the graph.

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What this is

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One fabric

3750 concepts and 5051 typed relations form one connected component — no isolated silo.

How to read it

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