1. Ecology

2. 35.1,
35.8-35.11

3. 2.6 - 2.9
2.11 - 2.12

4. Ecology

5. It takes
all kinds
(to make a world)

6. “...study of relationships
that living organisms have
with respect to each other
and their natural environment.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/
wiki/Ecology

7. “...study of how organisms interact
with each other and
with their environment.”

8. How many species
does it take
to grow an apple?

9. How many organisms are in
one cubic meter of grassland soil?

10. Billions of bacteria
10,000,000 nematodes
45,000 earthworms
48,000 mites
hundreds of thousands of
protozoa, algae and fungi

11. Niche

12. Habitat

13. “...the place where
an organism lives.”

14. Niche

15. “...a pattern of living.”

16. “...a particular biological role.”
“...the sum total of all the ways
[an organism] utilizes the
resources of its environment.”

17. Principle of
Competitive
Exclusion

19. Character
Displacements

20. “...changes in competing species
to reduce niche overlap.”

25. Competition

26. Intraspecific

27. Interspecific

28. Predation

29. Coevolution

30. Symbiosis

31. Mutualism

34. Commensalism

36. Demodex folliculorum

37. Parasitism

38. Levels of
Ecological
Organization

39. http://www.goldiesroom.org/Note%20Packets/22%20Ecology/
00%20Ecology--WHOLE.htm

40. Individual
Population
Species
Community
Ecosystem
Biome
Biosphere

46. Figure 2.14

47. Figure 2.15

48. Figure 38.9

49. Ecosystems Services

50. “Nature is working for you.”

51. Natural processes support
human activities.

52. http://
www.good.is/
post/how-can-
we-put-a-value-
on-ecosystem-
services/

53. Worth at least
$33,000,000,000,000
collectively

54. Regulation of water for
storage and access
Treatment of waste
Design
is the
Problem

55. Desalinization

56. 2 kWh
(11.5 Twinkies)
1m 3 water
(1,000L or 264 gallons)

57. plants
1,500 worldwide
m 3 water
15.3Billion per year
worldwide
0.5% water demand

58. primary productivity
decomposition
nutrient cycling (C, N, P, O, etc.)
pollination
purification of water and air
detoxification of soil
moderation of climate
mitigation of floods and erosion
mitigation of disease transmission
pest predation
materials (dyes, fibers, rubbers, oils)
medicinal substances

60. Example:
Insect Pollination

61. 100 trees
25 people
2 beehives

62. Insects transport pollen
from plant to plant
70% of flowering plants
rely on insect pollination
including 1/3
of the foods and beverages
we consume