In Cambodia, a new species of

rhacophorid frog, Chiromantis

samkosensis, was identified in
2007. It is distinguished from
other species of Asian
Chiromantis by having green
blood and turquoise bones

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Introduction to Ecology:
A new plant species,
Aeschynanthus
Mendumiae, discovered
on the southeastern
slopes of Laos' Phuo

‘Decade of Discovery’ Yang Mountain, is one

of 1,068 new species
identified in the
Greater Mekong from
1997 to 2007 in the
WWF report, "First
Contact in the Greater
Mekong."
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From: Oct. 4, 2010
The Dragon millipede Desmoxytes purpurosea,
from Lansak district Uthaithani Province,
Thailand. This formidable-looking creature sees
off predators first with its spiny bright-pink skin
and second with glands that produce cyanide.

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• Ecology is the study of the relationships
between the natural world and all the living
and non-living things in that environment
 Article Information
• This article tells us about a research study
completed on the FIRST census of marine life
• Involved almost 3000 researchers from 80
different countries, and over 9000 days at sea!
• Key questions:
– What LIVED in the oceans?
– What DOES live in the oceans?
– What WILL live in the oceans?
• Discovered many species Questions to consider:
thought to be rare 1) Do you think this is an
important study? Why/why
• Collected many not? Explain.
specimens and are 2) Now that we have more
identifying almost 6000 knowledge about the oceans
and the life found in
new species! oceans, what should we do with
• Oceans are changing this information?
quickly, so it is important
to know what lives there

This new sponge produces a chemical with anti-cancer properties This member of the new Kiwaidae family of crabs, discovered near Easter Island, was
From: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8523389.stm named Kiwa hirsuta because of its furry appearance.
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 Levels of organization in Ecology
• Biosphere
• Ecosystem
• Community
• Population
• Individual
(species)
 SPECIES
Examples: Species of frog:
• Similar organisms that water frog, red-eyed tree
can successfully frog
reproduce among
themselves in their
natural environment
– THIS MEANS: they • Species of horse: Clydesdale
produce offspring horses, Andalusian horses
that can reproduce
as well
 POPULATION
• A population is made of many of the SAME KIND
of species that live in the same area
– Compete with each other for
food, mates, water and space

Examples
• Population of trout in a river
• Population of bats living in a cave
• Population of GI students in the
classroom
 COMMUNITY
• A community is made of many groups of
populations that interact in an area
Examples:
• A forest: populations of trees,
populations of mushrooms,
populations of birds
• A lake: populations of insects,
populations of fish,
populations of algae
 ECOSYSTEM
• An ecosystem includes all
the living organisms in an
area and all the non-
living things that affect it
Examples:
• Forest ecosystem includes
grass, soil, wind, sunlight,
animals
• Ocean ecosystem includes
fish, coral, rocks at the
bottom, temperature of
water
 BIOSPHERE
• The part of the Earth that supports all
organisms, made up of all of the Earth’s
ecosystems
Examples:
• Made up of the water,
land, living things
and air
 Levels of Organization

Biosphere

Ecosystem

Community

Population

Species
 Oct.20/21 Science Journal
• SJ: Why do you think the ecological model (in
the note today) is a picture of circles within
circles?