biology 216 ecology mark pyron professor cl 229 285-8852 [email protected]
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Biology 216 EcologyMark PyronProfessorCL [email protected]
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SyllabusOnline:Blackboard
ebook required:
Molles 7th edition
Attendance is required -
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Assignments:
Reading assignments
Read online chapter
Answer questions
Written assignments
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Cheating
• Zero grade for all involved
• Grade of F in course for cheating on exam
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Exams?Blackboard – testing
center• Short answer
• Matching
• Multiple choice
• Essay questions
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Objectives
• Students will be able to describe the nature and scope of Ecology
• Students will be able to explain the role of Evolution theory in Ecology
• Students will be able to describe how ecologists gain knowledge
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Chap 1What is ecology?
Many definitions:
“Scientific study of the distribution and abundance of organisms”
(Andrewartha and Birch)
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Another definition:
“study of the structure and function of nature”
(Odum)
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Ecology tries to explain the patterns that you find in the
real world:
Why are plants and animals where they are, and how many are there in those locations?
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Plants, animals, protists, monera, fungi
Soils, air, water
Ecology is a broad science:
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Physiology, taxonomy, chemistry, geography, behavior, etc.
Populationecology
Populationgenetics
Community ecology
Landscape ecology
Systems ecology
Physiological ecology
Populationbiology
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Why be an ecologist?Why be an ecologist?
Most ecologists develop a “love” for Most ecologists develop a “love” for their organism, for the their organism, for the environment, and for asking environment, and for asking questions about their system.questions about their system.
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Types of Ecological Studies
• ObservationalObservational– DescriptiveDescriptive– Random sampling or replicationRandom sampling or replication– Describe some aspect of natural worldDescribe some aspect of natural world
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Observational
• Based on Representative Samples
– Random sampling from “population of interest” to obtain “unbiased” information.
– Replication: Multiple individuals / areas observed to document variation.
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Types of Ecological Studies
• Comparative studiesComparative studies– What is influence of factor(s)What is influence of factor(s)– Data from natural worldData from natural world
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HotEnvironment
WarmEnvironment
ColdEnvironment
What is the effect of temperature on the abundance of ants ?
ComparativeStudy
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Comparative Studies
• Purpose: To determine the influence of one or more “factors” on some aspect of the natural world.
• Compare samples from populations, communities, ecosystems – do they change with the factor?
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Disadvantage of Comparative Studies
• Many environmental factors differ among any two natural communities.
• Difficult to know if observed differences in the “response” variable are caused by the “treatment” variable or by some other factor.
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Types of Ecological Studies
• ExperimentalExperimental– Determine effect of treatmentDetermine effect of treatment– Randomize individuals or areasRandomize individuals or areas– Replication = many samplesReplication = many samples– ControlControl
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HeatedEnvironment
CooledEnvironment
What is the effect of temperature on the
activity of ants ?
Random
Assignment
Observe
Compare
ControlledEnvironments
ExperimentalStudy
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Experimental Studies
• Purpose: To obtain most definitive evidence that “treatment” causes “response”, Test Cause-Effect Hypotheses.
• Main Difference From Comparative Studies: Investigator imposes treatment on study subjects.
• Can be done in Lab or Field
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Aquatic Snails in Indiana
Mark Pyron and Jayson Beugly
Ball State University
Department of Biology
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Historic distributions
• Museum records– University Michigan– Ohio State University
• > 100 lots
• Photograph individuals in each collection
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Current distributions
• Visit historic sites– 100+ sites revisited– 20 new sites
• Collect in all habitats
• Water quality: hardness, DO, pH, conductivity, Temp
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Sites through-out Indiana: Eel River
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Big Blue River at Edinburgh
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E. Fork 14-mile Creek
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E. Fork White River
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Fall Creek in Indianapolis
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Little Turkey Lake near Helmer
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Ohio River at Aurora
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Muscatatuck River
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Campeloma decisum
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Physa acuta
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Lymnaea humilis
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Elimia livescens
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Pleurocera acuta
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Bellamya chinensis
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New Collection Results
• 15,227 individuals in 26 species
• 2.8 species per site
• 144 individuals per site
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Status
• One extinction (Valvata bicarinata)
• 12 imperiled
• 3 vulnerable to extinction
• 9 widespread + abundant
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Taxa with highest abundances • Elimia livescens• Physa spp.• Pleurocera acuta• Fossaria spp.• Pleurocera canaliculata• Stagnicola elodes• Lymnaea catascopium• Campeloma spp.
• 10,564• 1,769
• 990• 759• 279• 108• 103
• 96
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Species Richness
Lakes in North have higher species richness
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Abundance patterns
Wabash River mainstemhas highest abundances
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Results
• Latitude important at regional scale
• Habitat variation and water chemistry important at local scale
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Observational, comparative, or experiment?
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Experimental Design: Part 1
Random Assignmentof Study Subjects /Areasto Treatment Groups
Replication: MultipleStudy Subjects Assignedto Each Treatment Group
Equivalent Groups:Similar as possibleBEFORE imposingtreatment.
Stronger evidence thatdifferences betweengroups are causedby treatment.
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Experimental Design: Part 2
Control of all non-treatment factorsto be same for allexperimental groups
Comparison of groups that receiveddifferent treatmentsto determine response
Differences observedbetween groups caused by treatment, NOT other factors.
Differences observedbetween groups wouldNOT have happenedwithout treatment.
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Limitations of Experiments
• Subjects in controlled experimental conditions may not respond the same as when they are in their natural setting (Less Realistic).
• Some subjects very difficult to study in controlled settings (Lions, Trees, Communities, Ecosystems)
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Role of evolution theory in ecology
• 1. What is evolution?– Changes in populations of organisms over time– Includes changes in gene frequencies = genetic
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Role of evolution theory in ecology
• 2. How does natural selection work?– Cruel world– Genetic variation– Differential survival and repro
• Genes for advantageous traits spread
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• 3. Some characteristics (traits) are “best available” for survival and reproduction (NOT the “BEST”)
• In a given environment
Role of evolution theory in ecology
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Evolution = change in organisms with generations
not changes in communities (= extinctions or more species)
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Adaptation:allow organisms to survive + reproduce - design of organisms.
Darwin –– woodpecker example:
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Woodpecker adaptationsBeak, tongue,
tail, toes
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Natural selection
• Some individuals survive and produce more offspring than others.
• Their traits “work better” in that environment.
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On what level does natural selection act?
• Individuals?
• Species or populations?
• What entity evolves over time?
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Pioneering ecological study:
• Robert MacArthur
• 5 forest warblers found in same forest– How do they all live in same environment if
they are all same size and all eat insects?
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MacArthur• Divided trees into zones
• Recorded time that 5 species spent in zones
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• Birds divided tree into zones
• Appears to reduce competition
MacArthur results:
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Further studies confirmed that competitionmaintains feeding zones experimentally:
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Field studies can be combined with lab
experiments
• Answer more detailed questions– Field = natural settings– Lab = controlled environment
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Ecologists use available tools
• Can include behavior + physiology,
• Or, geology + paleontology
• Etc., depending on the question