ZOL 355 Lecture 1 Outline of Current Lecture I Population ecology II Community ecology III Ecosystem ecology IV Spatial scales V Temporal scales VI Relevance Current Lecture I II III IV V VI VII Population Ecology a group of same species living in a defined area b size and viability of species depends on births and deaths Community Ecology a interactions of different populations of species b predation symbiosis and competition Ecosystem Ecology a interaction between abiological and organisms b this is all due to origin of plants which is due to light c primary producer plants d detritivore eat dead organic matter Ecosystem Spatial scales a global vs local Ecosystem Temporal Scales a instantaneous medial long Ecosystem Relevance a more fertilizer used increases land use which increases human population which increases GDP Ecosystem processes control population provide goods and services and control distribution of carious life forms globally These processes are changed by human activity
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