PPT-Population Ecology

Chapter Overview Questions What are the major characteristics of populations How do populations respond to changes in environmental conditions How do species differ in their reproductive patterns. Chapter 4 Section 1. Levels of Ecological Organization. Ecologists study life at many levels.. Ecology is the study of how organisms interact with each other and their environments . . Individual Species/Organism. Vegetation and Terrestrial Wildlife. Vegetation. Plant Communities. Disturbance. Unique Communities. Wildlife. Amphibians and Reptiles. Birds. Mammals. Terrestrial Ecology: Vegetation. Goals of vegetation sampling on ODOT projects. Laikipia. Ryan . R. . Unks. Integrative Conservation in Forestry and Natural . Resources . University of Georgia. July 16th, . 2014. Pastoralism. Specialized breeds of livestock that tolerate drought, high heat, and migration. BIOL 7083. Community Ecology. Robert H. MacArthur:. Life, Work, and Legacy. Biographical Sketch. Robert H. MacArthur. April 2, 1930 – November 1, 1972. Personal Background. Born in Toronto, Ontario. . Hua. Chen. (. 陈华. ). Department of Biology. University of Illinois at Springfield. Roadmap. Ecosystem degradation, ecological restoration, and restoration ecology . Reference and dynamic reference . Image from Wikimedia Commons. Global human population. United Nations . projections (2004) . (. red. , . orange. , . green. ). . U. S. Census Bureau modern (. blue. ) . & historical . (. black. ) . In short, . ecology . is the scientific study of the . interactions of organisms with their environment. .. All organisms . interact. with other organisms in their surroundings and with the nonliving portion of their environment. . Population. ecology. Community. ecology. Ecosystem. ecology. Landscape. ecology. Global. ecology. Introduction to Ecology . Populations. Population ecology. Abundance. Dynamics . Density, dispersion, demographics, interrelationships with other populations. Water on Earth. Uneven Global Distribution of Fresh Water. Definitions by Wetzel (2001). see page 4. Limnology. Freshwater Ecology. Freshwater Biology. Theories of Ecology. Taken from . Dodds. (2009). Spill Prevention, Preparedness and Response Program. February 2013 SOSC Report. Washington Spills. past 12 months . Reported Spills: . 4033. Field . Response:. . 813 (20.2%). C-Plan Rule Update WAC 173-182. WORKSHEET. Go over Sections F, G, and H. AFTER THE QUIZ. Work on Section I. DO NOW. Get out EOC Daily sheet, worksheet, and notes. BIOLOGY EOC BIO47. The diagram below shows a plant’s response to stimuli.. ? . F. Producers. G. Decomposers. H. Omnivores. J. Predators. Ecology. 97. Which . of the following correctly describes an interaction that occurs between two . body systems . of a rabbit that helps the rabbit outrun a pursuing coyote. Developers have . approved a project that . will permanently reduce . the primary producers’ . biomass by 50% and remove all rabbits and deer. Which of the following is the most likely result at the completion of the project?. 2018 ECOLOGY (B&C) KAREN LANCOUR National Bio Rules Committee Chairman karenlancour@charter.net C. Robyn Fischer National Event Supervisor Ecology Events Ecology – principles of ecology related to terrestrial environments –