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Trophic Cascades, Population Structure, and the Role of Keystone Species

Author(s): Merrilee Anderson1, J. Phil Gibson2

1. Mount Aloysius College 2. University of Oklahoma

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Summary:
In this activity, students will use data from natural parks to examine terrestrial trophic cascades. Concepts will then be applied to examples in freshwater ecosystems.

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Version 1.0.0 - published on 21 Jun 2018 doi:10.25334/Q4PM61 - cite this

Adapted from: Terrestrial Trophic Cascades & Population Structure v 1.0

Description

This resource is a case study learning activity to accompany the HHMI Video Some Animals Are More Equal than Others: Keystone Species and Trophic Cascades.

Notes

Despite the focus on terrestrial trophic cascades, the material was easy to apply to the water ecology course I utilized it in.  Students were then asked to apply the concepts to algae we were learning to identify and their predators in freshwater systems.

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