PPT-Ecology Scientific study of interactions among organisms and between organisms and their

Biosphere All life on earth and parts of earth in which life exists land water and atmosphere Studying Our Living planet Science of Ecology Study of interactions of living things their surroundings or environments. (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. holism. reductionism. climax community. Organicism. teleology. deep ecology. Gaia theory . positive versus negative biotic interactions. pristine myth. Films often portray organisms and ecological interactions . Overview: Discovering Ecology. Ecology. is the scientific study of the interactions between organisms and the environment. These interactions determine distribution of organisms and their abundance. interactions. between different . organisms. and between organisms and their . environment. or surroundings. Biotic. —. living. factors that influence an ecosystem. Abiotic. —. non-living. factors that influence an ecosystem. Introduction. Field Tester Workshop. July 9, 2009. Holly Gaff. 1. Overview. Ecology 101. What is Ecology?. Why Study Ecology?. How to Study Ecology?. Where does Ecology fit?. Ecology and Math. Meet the Modules. Ecology. : the relationships between living things and their environment. .. Terms to Know:. Biotic. – all living organisms. Abiotic. . – all non-living things (air, water, light, rocks, soil,…). 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 – What is Ecology?. Ecology = . the study of . relationships. among living organisms and the interactions with their . environments. . . Ecologist = . a scientist who studies ecology . Perform tests in organisms’ environments. Geography. Resources. Phylogeny. Community. Redrawn from Fauth . et al. . (1996). Community. – collection of species that occur at the same place & time, circumscribed by natural (. e.g. ., serpentine soil), arbitrary, or artificial (. . Why does ecology matter?. Ecologists complete investigations on the environment, climate change, farming, energy, food, health, green living, and eco friendly products, etc... Example problems that ecology handles. Sam Portillo. BNFO 300. Homology Modeling – Begins with Amino Acid Sequence. Comparative search to find similar protein in structure database. Structure Database. Predicted Structure. Ahmed et al. (2015) uses “hint!”. 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.. abiotic. conditions. A traveler should be a botanist, . for in all views plants form . the chief embellishment. Charles Darwin,. The Voyage of the Beagle. Belize. Anza-Borrego Desert,. California. Manning Park. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-HwPR_4mP4. https. ://. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5q8hzF9VVE. Biogeography –. the study of where . organisms live. Continental Drift – . Motion of the earth’s . Continents.