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.
Contents:
Terrestrial Trophic Cascades & Population Structure(PPTX | 27 MB)
Trophic Cascade post.docx(DOCX | 466 KB)- Trophic Cascade Pre.docx(DOCX | 107 KB)
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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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Researchers should cite this work as follows:
- Anderson, M., Gibson, J. P. (2018). Trophic Cascades, Population Structure, and the Role of Keystone Species. Plants by the Numbers, QUBES Educational Resources. doi:10.25334/Q4PM61