An Introduction to Ecology
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By: Gio Protacio
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How It Started
Carolus Linnaeus
May 1707-Jan.1778
Charles Darwin
Feb. 1809-April 1882
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Ecology - the scientific study of interactions of organisms with
organic and
and inorganic
chemical environment.
environment.
one another and with the physical
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“Relationships”
What is Ecology?
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Ernst Haeckel
Feb. 1834-Aug.1919
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Interactions
Processes
Natural events and human activities
Key Concepts
Eugene Odum
Sept. 1913-Aug.2002
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Autecology
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Single organism/species
Synecology
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All factors of the environment
Different Approaches to Ecology
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Behavioral Ecology
Physiological Ecology
Chemical Ecology
Mathematical Ecology
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Branches of Ecology
Clements
Victor Shelford Alfred LotkaFrederic
Charles
Elton Vito VolterraHenry Cowles
Mar.1880- Dec.1949
Sept.1900-May-1991
1874-JulyMay
19451860- Oct.1940
Feb. 1869- Sept.1939
Sept. 1877-Dec.1968
Mar.
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Organism
Population
Community
Ecosystem
Biome
Biosphere
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A.G. Tansley
Aug. 1871-Nov. 1955
Levels of Organization
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Why do we need Ecology?
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