1. BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology - Introductions

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3. What is Science? Develop a definition with someone near you… Share a couple of class examples… Testing the assumptions Results & Discussion Methodologies “…but the truth is that science is the search for evidence that proves our concepts wrong.” Smith and Smith 2006 BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology - Introductions

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6. “Today, most of earth’s human population lives in cities and most of us have little direct contact with nature. More than ever before, though, the future of our species depends on how well we understand the relationships between organisms and the environment!” Manuel Molles

7. How have humans altered Earth’s environment? http://www.idrc.ca/uploads/user-S/11474593533New_York_City.jpg BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology - Introductions

8. What is Ecology? History 1800s - Botanists … 1800s - 1900s - 2000s - http://www.miamisci.org/ecolinks/mapbiosphere.html BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology - Introductions

9. What is Ecology? Definition “Oikos + logos” What is an environment?!? What kinds of data do ecologists collect? BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology - Introductions

10. Levels of hierarchy http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap971026.html http://www.mdafederal.com http://www.mdafederal.com /geocover/geocoverortho/ gcorthoregional/africa_mosaic.jpg/view http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Malawi http://www.vagabonding.com/ gallery_app/view_photo.php ?set_albumName=malawi&id= DSC01998_lake_malawi_fish http://www.lazyjames.co.uk http://www.lazyjames.co.uk /hotrock/malawi.html http://www.deepseaworld.com/ attractions/lake_malawi.asp?css=1 BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology - Introductions

12. Different types of ecology? Ecosystem ecology Population ecology Community ecology Evolutionary ecology Landscape ecology Physiological ecology Behavioral ecology Conservation ecology Restoration ecology Forest ecology Fresh water ecology Natural groupings? BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology - Introductions

13. Fig. 1.2 Examples of ecological studies… MacArthur 1958 Evaluating the notion of ____________ ____________ BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology - Introductions

14. Fig. 1.3 Examples of ecological studies… Morse 1980 Evaluating the notion of __________ __________ BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology - Introductions

15. Fig. 1.4 Examples of ecological studies… Nadkarni 1980s Evaluating ___________ ___________ and storage in rainforests BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology - Introductions

16. Examples of ecological studies… http://www.roysephotos.com/AmericanRedstart.html BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology - Introductions

17. “Humanity, in the desperate attempt to fit 8 billion or more people on the planet and give them a higher standard of living, is at risk of pushing the rest of life off the globe”. - E.O. Wilson BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology - Introductions

18. Examples of ecological studies… BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology - Introductions

19. Examples of ecological studies… Temporal vs. Spatial change BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology - Introductions

20. Examples of ecological studies… BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology - Introductions