BIOL 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 28: Ecological Study

• School: York University
• Department: Biology
• Course: BIOL 1001
• Professor: Alexander Mills

Document Summary

Physical structure: water depth, the primary factor that limits the distribution & abundance of aquatic species. Climate: average value & annual variation in , temperature & moisture the primary factor that limits the distribution & abundance of terrestrial species the scale of ecological study, organismal ecology. Behavioral ecology (large sub-category of organismal ecology: population ecology. A population = a group of individuals of the same species. How the numbers of individuals in a population change over time: community ecology. A community = the species that interact with one another within a particular area the nature & consequences of the interactions among species in a community. How groups of species respond to natural disturbances: ecosystem ecology. An ecosystem = all the organisms in a particular region, along with abiotic.