BIOLOGY 2F03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Primary Production, Core Sample, Theoretical Ecology
8 Feb 2016
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Ecology: branch of science dedicated to the study of relationships between organisms and the environment , and focused on understanding how organisms interact with each other and their environment also how people interact with their environment. Ecologtists study it over a large range of temperal and spatial scales , Studied ecology: forter, macarthur, davis, schlinder, norris stable isotopes, platt- use of satellites. Physiological ecologists: study the morphological and physiological mechanisms organisms use to gather energy and cope with biotic and abiotic stressors in the environment. Behavioural ecologists: focus on the determinants of indivuals behaviour and how that can influence interactions among indivuals and the environment. Population ecology: centered on factors influencing population structure and dynamics , where a population is a group of indivuals of a single species inhabiting a defined area. Community ecology: individuals interact with others from a number of species and these interactions form the basis of the next level of organization within ecology.
