BIOL 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Northern Hemisphere, Population Ecology, Ecological Study
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Biol 1001 symbiosis lecture week 10 (march 14 18) Chapter 8 selected sections (8. 1, 8. 4, 8. 5) Ecology the interaction between organisms and their environment: primary goal: understand distribution and abundance of organisms. Population a group of individuals of the same species that lives in the same area at the same time: community ecology nature of interactions between species and the consequences of those interactions. Community consists of species that interact with each other within a particular area: ecosystem ecology how nutrients and energy move among organisms and through the surrounding atmosphere and soil or water. Ecosystem consists of all the organism in a particular region along with nonliving components. Conservation biology the effort to study, preserve, and restore threatened populations, communities and ecosystems. Canadian research 1 the future of canada"s lakes & wetlands. We must not be complacent about our supply of renewable freshwater. Population ecology is said to study and improve human society.
