ENVS 1500 Study Guide - Final Guide: Landscape Ecology, Habitat Fragmentation, Medium Ground Finch
27 Nov 2013
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The study of relationships between organisms & the environment. The scientific study of the factors that determine the distribution and abundance of organisms. Multidisciplinary in nature, forming a continuum among other areas including genetics, physiology, evolution, behaviour, chemistry, geology, physics and meteorology. To understand the controls on nutrient cycling and energy flow through ecosystem. The study of the exchanges of materials, energy or organisms among ecosystems. Molles & cahill (2nd edition) chapter 1: 1-10. Ecology: the branch of science dedicated to the study of relationships between organisms and the environment. It is about understanding the mechanisms that are causing the patterns that occur in the natural world. Largest spatial scale and highest level of ecological organization. Study of the exchanges of materials, energy and organisms. The biological, chemical, physical processes and interactions that occur within a location. Individuals interacting with others from a number of species.
