PPT-Studying Ecology

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 SpeciesOrganism. (LSU BIOL 4253, Sections 1 & 2, Spring 2015). Composite satellite image (“Blue Marble 2012”) from Wikimedia Commons. A312 Life Sciences Bldg.. kharms@lsu.edu. Dr. Kyle E. Harms. http://. www.kharms.biology.lsu.edu. (LSU BIOL 4253, Section 3, Fall 2015). Composite satellite image (“Blue Marble 2012”) from Wikimedia Commons. A312 Life . Sciences . Annex. kharms@lsu.edu. Dr. Kyle E. Harms. http://. www.kharms.biology.lsu.edu. The scientific study of the distribution and abundance of organisms and the interactions that determine distribution and abundance. Begon. , Harper, Townsend, 2006, Ecology, Blackwell. Lecture outline. 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. . Hua. Chen. (. 陈华. ). Department of Biology. University of Illinois at Springfield. Roadmap. Ecosystem degradation, ecological restoration, and restoration ecology . Reference and dynamic reference . holism. reductionism. climax community. Organicism. teleology. deep ecology. Gaia theory . positive versus negative biotic interactions. pristine myth. Films often portray organisms and ecological interactions . Chapter 2. Lesson 1. Studying Geography. Physical maps show land and water features.. Studying Geography. Political maps show the names and borders of countries.. Studying Geography. Special purpose maps show patterns such as climate, natural resources, or population.. 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). Drew . Purves. and the CEES group Microsoft Research Cambridge. Demos here. http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/presskits/collegetour/Default.aspx. Why science at Microsoft Research?. Science . is a key . Lecture Presentation by . Nicole . Tunbridge. and. Kathleen Fitzpatrick. Discovering Ecology. Ecology. is the scientific study of the interactions between organisms and the environment. *small scale geological events affect evolution over generations.. National Bio Rules Committee Chairman. karenlancour@charter.net. . Ecology Events . Ecology. – principles of ecology related to terrestrial environments – . 2 year rotation by biomes . ( 1- tundra & forests & 2-deserts & grasslands). Looks at the . Interaction &. Interdependence. Of organisms to each other and to their environment.. We have studied . Genus and species. populations. Expanding outward to…. ECOLOGY. “ECO” – “the Environment” /”nature”. Lab 1 . Fish Ecology:. is . the study of the processes influencing the distribution and abundance of fishes, the interactions among fishes, and the interactions between fishes with their environment..