Jenny: Ecology is defined as interactions among organisms and their environment. A forest ecology class should include wind storms, fires, insects, diseases and how these change successional trajectories of the trees, as well as plant animal interactions such as pollination, grazing by deer and moose. Also how invasive species get in and change the niches of other species. Tree-climate-soil interactions and potential changes with changing climate, both historical and future should also be included.
Lee JennyNYC wrote: > ENTS, > > Okay, I'm really irritated after 3 days of talking 90% of the time > about soil and drainage in this Forest Ecology workshop. I KNOW this > is important, but what about everything else??? > > We don't don't about mice or voles or birds or deer or moose, or > insects, or even the bacteria or micro organisms that break down the > organic matter. Very superficial coverage of species interaction. > There was an incomprehensible hour talking about calculating biomass > with a prism. And THEN, to top it all off, one guy in the class said > "gross! that's so dirty!" when I picked up a gull feather, and someone > else chimed in "birds are so dirty". I told them they had no idea what > they were talking about. > > And there are 2 more days....I have to go eat dinner with these people > now. AAAAH! > > Jenny > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org Send email to [email protected] Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
