PPT-Food Security ( link with population ecology dynamics)

1 human exponential population growth 2 droughts and floods climate change 3 poor farming practices monoculture pest control 4 loss of topsoil and the need for fertilisers 5 alien plants and reduction of agricultural land. (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. 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. Image from Wikimedia Commons. Global human population. United Nations . projections (2004) . (. red. , . orange. , . green. ). . U. S. Census Bureau modern (. blue. ) . & historical . (. black. ) . Viengkham. District, . Luang. . Prabang. Province, . RDP Laos.. National multi stakeholder workshop “towards an agroecology transition”. 2. nd. to 3. rd. of June 2016.  . 1. Limiting pressure on environment, . By: . Casie. Dana. &. Carly Spotts. About Urban Ecology Center. The Urban Ecology Center is a non profit environmental community center.. They won National awards for their use of recyclable and renewable materials.. 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. Natural Selection. This includes describing how organisms respond to the environment and how organisms are distributed.. Events that occur in the framework of . ecological time. (minutes, months, years) translate into effects over the longer scale of . Ashley Baldridge. Ecosystem Dynamics. Place Photo Here. 2/13. EcoDyn. . | . Dreissenid Mussel Population Dynamics & Processes. Invasive Dreissenid Mussels in the Great Lakes. Selective filter-feeding can favor . An interbreeding group of the . same species. living in the same general area. may be distinguished by natural or . . arbitrary boundaries. Population Density vs Dispersion. the number of individuals per unit area or volume. and. Levels Of Organization in . Biology and Ecology. Springfield Central High School. Questions to Answer. Daily Problem Set Unit 2- #1. 1. . Explain what ecology is. . 2. . In the relationship between the lynx and the hare, what factors, biotic and . ? . 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. 1 human . exponential population growth;. 2- . droughts and floods (climate change);. 3- . poor farming practices: monoculture; pest control,. 4 loss . of topsoil and the need for fertilisers;. 5- . alien plants and reduction of agricultural land;. 41:. Ch. 42:. Ch. 44:. Ecology. Ecology. : study of interactions between organisms and their environments – science of relationships, studied by ecologists. Abiotic . Factors:. non-living parts of an organism’s environment. 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”.