Week 05

Overview

In lecture this week, we will turn to the field of community ecology, which investigates the relationships between different species that co-occur in the same habitat. We will begin with an overview of the different types of reactions that can take place between organisms, and then delve into ways of studying interactions between species that occupy the same guild.

Out-of-class activities

Prior to class, please read this textbook chapter for an overview of community ecology: link.

Also read Chapters 7.1 and 7.2 of Primer of Ecology with R (Ignore the R code): link.

We will also spend some time this week focused on the semester project - the goal for this week is to explore potential communities that students can work in.

In-class activities

In class on Friday, we will conduct an in-class activities exploring the potential network of interactions shaping a wide range of ecological communities