Transcript Community - Fairfield Faculty

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River ecology lab – dress for weather
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Exam 3
Dec. 1
Independent project presentations
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Ecology does not roll over into
Genetics
Last chance to take Genetics.
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Sp. interactions –
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18 (through fig. 18.7),
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20 (only covering p. 391)
Community ecology –
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Structure of course
Environmental variability
Organisms
Ecosystems
Populations
Species interactions
Communities
Applied Ecological Issues
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Mutualistic interactions
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A
B
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Different types of mutualisms
1. Those involving energy, nutrients,
and/or water
(Trophic mutualisms)
Examples?
2. Those involving defense
(Defensive mutualisms)
Examples?
3. Those involving dispersal
(Dispersive mutualisms)
Examples?
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Lichens
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Obligate mutualism – species are so dependent
on each other that they cannot live without each
other
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Acacia trees and
acacia ants
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Trees
without
ants
Trees
with
ants
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% of shoots with
herbivores on them
Acacia height (cm)
120
60
0
May
25
June
16
Aug.
03
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Which are more general? seed dispersal or
pollination mutualisms
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Figure 20.16
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Structure of course
Environmental variability
Organisms
Ecosystems
Populations
Species interactions
Communities
Applied Ecological Issues
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Communities
What is a community?
How are communities described?
How are species organized
within a community?
How do communities change over
time?
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Community: an association of populations of
different species living in a particular area
Community ecology: focus is understanding the
diversity and relative abundance of species in
the community
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Questions asked by community ecologists
What determines the number of species in a community?
How does disturbance affect community structure?
Does adding new species change the way a
community functions?
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Figure 21.6a
Ecotone- zone of
transition between 2
distinct communities
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Figure
21.9
boundaries less distinct
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Communities
What is a community?
How are communities described?
How are species organized
within a community?
How do communities change over
time and space?
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How are communities described?
number of species = species richness
evenness = # individuals/species
diversity = richness and evenness
relative abundance
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Figure
21.18
many rare
few
dominant
Relative abundance
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5 species
high evenness
5 species
lower evenness
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Diversity = combination of richness and
evenness
- contribution of species weighted
by relative abundance
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5 species
high evenness
Which has
higher diversity?
5 species
lower evenness
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What determines diversity of a community?
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What determines diversity of a community?
1. diversity is related to area
2. diversity is related to variability
Lots of other theories that attempt to explain
controls on diversity
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Figure 21.20
one of the most
common
patterns in ecology
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What determines diversity of a community?
1. diversity is related to area
2. diversity is related to variability
Lots of other theories that attempt to explain
controls on diversity
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Figure 23.5
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Hard to separate variability and area
- typically larger areas have more habitat
variability
Lesser Antilles – island size and habitat
diversity vary independently
- two kinds of islands
- tall volcanic – diverse habitats
- low raised seabed – 1 habitat
- both kinds of islands come in all sizes
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Figure 21.21
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Communities
What is a community?
How are communities decribed?
How are species organized
within a community?
How do communities change over
time?
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How are species organized within a community?
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Suppose there are 3 species in a community,
species A, B, and C. When you remove
species A from the community, species C
goes extinct. What can you conclude
about the relationship between species?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Species A is a predator of species B.
Species A is a prey of species C.
Species B is a competitor of species C.
All of these are possible.
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Figure 21.12
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Connectedness web
Starfish
Snail
Chitons
Limpets
Mussels
Barnacles
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Energy web
Starfish
Snail
Chitons
Limpets
Mussels
Barnacles
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Functional/interaction web
Starfish
Snail
Chitons
Limpets
Mussels
Barnacles
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