PPT-Ecosystem Ecology

Energy Powers Ecosystems Sustainable Practices Ecologists and economists characterize practices that can be continued indefinitely as  sustainable Ecological Footprint T he area of land required to sustainably provide all resources a population uses and assimilate all the waste it generates given the prevailing current technology. Ecosystem Perturbation. Group 5. Lorelei Patrick. Peter Stiling. Riaz Khan. Xavier Gonzales. Adelaide Rhodes. Facilitators: Donata Henry and Conrad Toepfer. Learning Outcomes. Predict the outcome of perturbation on ecosystems. We may have heard the word “ecology” before without really understanding what it means. So a good place to begin might be to begin with a good definition. It was a German biologist, . Ernst Haeckel, who first . . Hua. Chen. (. 陈华. ). Department of Biology. University of Illinois at Springfield. Roadmap. Ecosystem degradation, ecological restoration, and restoration ecology . Reference and dynamic reference . Dr. William Matter. Stream Ecology . SWES/WFSC/ECOL 471/571. Definitions. …. a given discipline cannot readily develop without precise categorization of language.. …one of the fundamental aims of science must be the isolation of semantic categories so that these defined units can serve as a basis for empirical permutation.. Unit. Keep an eye out for “The-Owl” and raise your hand as soon as you see him.. He will be hiding somewhere in the slideshow. “Hoot, Hoot”. “Good Luck!”. Keep an eye out for “The-Owl” and raise your hand as soon as you see him.. 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. . Group 5. Lorelei Patrick. Peter Stiling. Riaz Khan. Xavier Gonzales. Adelaide Rhodes. Facilitators: Donata Henry and Conrad Toepfer. Learning Outcomes. Predict the outcome of perturbation on ecosystems. 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 . 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.. Reversing the Deforestation of Haiti. People use charcoal for fuel:. In 1923, 60% of country was covered in forest. Now, less than 2% remains forested. Disrupts ecosystem services that trees provide.. John Starnes. Qingxia Li. of 10. 1. Gamification in Education: EcoMUVE . https://ecolearn.gse.harvard.edu/ecoMUVE/design.php. . The goal of the EcoMUVE project is to help students develop a deeper understanding of ecosystems and causal patterns with a curriculum that uses Multi-User Virtual Environments (MUVEs). MUVEs are 3-D virtual worlds that have a look and feel similar to videogames. They are accessed via computers and, in our case, recreate authentic ecological settings within which students explore and collect information.. . 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. http://www.biohabitats.com/ndg_newsite/newsletter/images/2008winter/Odum.jpg. http://img2.imagesbn.com/images/103320000/103321579.jpg. “. Whenever my family visited anybody I’d disappear under the house to study their plumbing.”. 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..