Lecture 6

October 15, 2008

Read & discuss

food webs and biodiversity

what did you find that was an example?

using this ecological concept as a metaphor (Kalundborg example)

what are the important concepts relating to all of these examples

 

• keystone species
• island biogeography model for area and biodiversity
• niche vs. habitat
• general categories of species-species interactions
  • competition
  • predator-prey
  • parasitism
  • mutualism
  • commensalism
• ecological succession
  • primary
  • secondary
  • disturbance
  • intermediate disturbance hypothesis
• key characteristics of a mature vs. immature ecosystems (relative to succession)
• stability and complexity