1. Emergence of Modern Science
Ecology and The Biosphere

2. Are we good for the planet?
So what if species go extinct, it doesn’t affect us, does it?
An what’s the point in planting trees and mitigating wetland loss? It’s not like we can replace the rain forest, right?
What is urban ecology anyway?

3. Ernst Haeckel
Robert MacArthur
Rachel Carson
Jane Goodall
E.O. Wilson

4. Ecology
Biotic
Organisms
systems
Abiotic
Physical
Chemical

5. Time
Biological Time
Ecological Time
Evolutionary Time (Geologic Time)

6. Biotic Factors Niche Space Behavior Dispersal Limiting Resources
Predation

7. Abiotic Factors
Climate
Water
Environment

8. Global Climate Zones Seasons Cycles Ocean Circulation Air Circulation
Weather
Seasons
Cycles
Water
Carbon

9. Biomes

10. Aquatic Littoral Limnetic Profundal Zone Benthos Oligotrophic Lakes
Eutrophic Lakes
Mesotrophic Lakes

11. Riparian
Rivers and Streams
Flood Plains

12. Wetlands
Estuaries
Marshes
Swamps

13. Oceans Intertidal Neritic Pelagic Benthic Continental Shelf
Coral Reefs
Pelagic
Abyssal Plains
Mid-Ocean Vents
Benthic

14. Polar
Taiga
Tundra
Permafrost
Alpine

15. Temperate Deciduous Forest Coniferous Forest Grasslands
Old Growth Forests
Rainforests
Coniferous Forest
Grasslands
Prairie
Savanna
Chaparral
Steppes

16. Deserts
300 Latitudes
High Deserts
Arctic and Antarctic

17. Tropical
Rain Forest
Canopy
Emergents
Epiphytes
Desertification

18. Climate Change Boundary Conditions Long-Term Climate Change
Glacial Cycles
Volcanism
Plate Tectonics
Anthropogenic Factors

19. Biodiversity Crisis Loss of Genetic Diversity
Loss of Species Diversity
Loss of Ecosystem Diversity
Top 12 Causes of Species Loss

20. Benefits of Diversity Ecosystem Services Future Concerns Biophilia
Top Ten Reasons to Care
About Biodiversity

21. Major Threats Habitat Destruction Introduced Species Exploitation
Disruption of Food Chains

22. Landscape Ecology Landscapes Movement Corridors Nature Reserves
Restoration

23. Urban Ecology
Sustainability
Bioremediation
Mitigation

24. Quiz 1. T or F, water is an example of a biotic component of an
ecosystem.
2. T or F, nitrogen is a common limiting resource.
3. T or F, the coastal prairie is one of our local biomes.
4. T or F, invasive species are a threat to local habitats.
5. T or F, urban ecosystems are unsustainable.