More Related Content Similar to Honors -Ecology introduction 1011 Similar to Honors -Ecology introduction 1011 (20) More from Michael Edgar (20) Honors -Ecology introduction 10114. Fig. 52-2 Organismal ecology Population ecology Community ecology Ecosystem ecology Landscape ecology Global ecology 19. Fig. 52-8 RESULTS Sea urchin 100 80 60 40 20 0 Limpet Seaweed cover (%) Both limpets and urchins removed Only urchins removed Only limpets removed Control (both urchins and limpets present) August 1982 August 1983 February 1983 February 1984 28. Fig. 52-20 Tropical forest Temperate grassland Desert Temperate broadleaf forest Northern coniferous forest Arctic and alpine tundra Annual mean temperature (ºC) Annual mean precipitation (cm) 30 15 0 0 – 15 100 200 300 400 Editor's Notes Figure 52.1 Why do gray whales migrate? Figure 52.2 The scope of ecological research Figure 52.3 Studying how a forest responds to altered precipitation Figure 52.4 Rachel Carson Figure 52.5 Distribution and abundance of the red kangaroo in Australia, based on aerial surveys Figure 52.8 Does feeding by sea urchins limit seaweed distribution? Figure 52.9 Alpine tree Figure 52.20 A climograph for some major types of biomes in North America Figure 52.21 Terrestrial biomes