Ch. 1 Lecture Flashcards
Ecology
study of relationships between organisms and their environments
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to combine forms
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to combine the forms of study
Interacting components are…
biotic and abiotic
ecological organization
Individual Population Community Ecosystem Landscape Region/Biome Biosphere
Focus is on an individual
Individual
Focus is on a single species
Population
Focus in on more than one species
Community
Focus shifts to collective properties
Ecosystem
Focus is on ecosystems
Landscape
Focus is on broad scale distribution of ecosystem types
Region/Biome
Focus is on links between ecosystems and other components of the Earth system
Biosphere
Methods for Testing Hypothesis
Observation and Monitoring Natural Experiments Manipulative Field Experiments Manipulative Artificial Ecosystem Experiments Conceptual Modeling Mathematical Modeling
Benefits: multiple factors considered
Limitations: lack of controls, multiple factors considered
Observation and Monitoring
Benefits: naturally spatial and temporal scale
Limitations: lack of replication, lack of adequate controls, lucky data
Natural Experiments
Benefits: direct test of predictions, natural ecosystems
Limitations: altering natural system, sensitive to temporal scales, lack replication
Manipulative Field Experiments
