EBIO 1220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 33: Niche Differentiation, Chain Transfer, Food Energy
24 Apr 2017
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A and d are questions community ecologists are interested in. B is a question a population ecologist would be interested in. C is a question for ecosystem ecology; transfer of energy. Predict outcome of an experiment on the trophic structure of a community. Use the otter-orca case study to explore general principles of community ecology. Looking at the interactions with otters and other species. Determine how disturbance and succession structure communities. Experiment effect of group participation on student learning. If students had to sign up in a group, in a compulsory way, and make a commitment, they did better on clicker questions than students who had just formed loose groups. A community is a group of different species in an area living close enough for potential interactions. A key component of community ecology interactions of individuals of different species. Community ecology examines how interactions between species affect community structure.
