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Fundamentals of Ecology Lecture Notes
This note covers productivity and biogeochemical cycles in ecosystems, trophic dynamics, community structure and stability, competition and predation, evolution and natural selection, population growth and physiological ecology. There is particular emphasis placed on aquatic systems.
Author(s): Prof. Sallie Chisholm and Dr. Laurel Schaider
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Mathematical Biology and Ecology Lecture Notes
The topics in this notes include : Introduction, Spatially independent models for a single species, Continuous population models: interacting species, Enzyme kinetics, Introduction to spatial variation, Travelling waves, Pattern formation, Excitable systems: nerve pulses, The phase plane.
Author(s): Dr Ruth E. Baker, University of Oxford
92 Pages
Applied ecology is a framework for the application of knowledge about ecosystems so that actions can be taken to create a better balance and harmony between people and nature in order to reduce human impact on other beings and their habitats. Topics covered includes: Conservation Management, Habitat Creation, Agro-Ecological Systems, Wetland Engineering, Disease Transmission, Breeding and Reintroduction of Rare Species, Environmental Valuation, Nature Tourism, The Endangered Resources, New Societies and Cultures, Case Studies.
Author(s): The Wikibooks
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Fundamentals of Ecology Lecture Notes
This note covers productivity and biogeochemical cycles in ecosystems, trophic dynamics, community structure and stability, competition and predation, evolution and natural selection, population growth and physiological ecology. There is particular emphasis placed on aquatic systems.
Author(s): Prof. Sallie Chisholm and Dr. Laurel Schaider
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Chemical Ecology The Chemistry of Biotic Interaction
Chemical ecology has made major progress in recent decades. Topics covered includes: The Chemistry of Poisons in Amphibian Skin, The Chemistry of Phyletic Dominance, Chemical Signals in the Marine Environment, Analysis of Chemical Signals by Nervous Systems, Chemical Ecology.
Author(s): Thomas Eisner and Jerrold Meinwald
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This note provides an introduction to microbial methods applicable to the study of ecosystems. Topics covered includes: Bacterial Abundance, Bacterial Production, Extracellular Enzyme Assays, Microbial Biogeochemistry: Metabolism in Winogradsky columns, Microbial Food Webs: Bacteria-phytoplankton competition, Flagellate and ciliate grazing on bacteria, Molecular Techniques.
Author(s): Joe Vallino and Kristin Gribble
NA Pages
This note covers the following topics: Forests and Society, Ecosystem Concept and Forest Ecosystem Goods, Forest Population Ecology, Forest Community Ecology, Forest Production Ecology, Forest Nutrition and Biogeochemistry, Forest Silviculture, Forest Restoration, Forest Restoration and Forest Conservation.
Author(s): The University of Hawai
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This note covers the following topics: Wyoming’s Forests, Criteria for Evaluating Forest Health, Natural Forest Disturbance Regimes and Climate Change Projections and Future Forests.
Author(s): Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources
51 Pages
This Introductory Ecology Module explains the hierarchical structure of ecology-species, populations, communities, and ecosystems. Each lecture will focus on a key ecological principle then provide applied examples to further demonstrate the concept.
Author(s): Dr. James Danoff-Burg
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