Ecology
Ecology
The information below should not be interpreted as an extension of the rules. The official rules in the current Rules Manual take precedence. This year's featured biomes are Grasslands and Taiga.
Training Handout (2008)- Training Handout (2009)
- Training Handout (2010)
- Event Supervisor Tips (2010)
- Sample Exercise
Links
Use these links as a great way to prepare for the Ecology event. For those who are interested, there is a CD for Biology & Earth Science events available in the Science Olympiad Store.
PRINCIPLES OF ECOLOGY
- Principles of Ecology - Course notes
- On-line Biology Book- See Chapters on Ecology
- Ecological Principles
- On-line textbook of Natural History
BIOMES
- http://www.mbgnet.net/
- http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/world_biomes.htm
- http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/B/Biomes.html#Desert
- http://edselect.com/biomes.htm
BIOMES OF NORTH AMERICA
- http://www.diversityoflife.org/reveal/pbio/biome/lec35.html
- http://www.uen.org/utahlink/tours/tourFames.cgi?tour_id=14051
- http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1992/5/92.05.12.x.html
- http://www.picadome.fcps.net/lab/currl/biomes/default.htm
- http://library.thinkquest.org/C0113340/text/biomes/biomes.html
- http://www.nearctica.com/ecology/habitats/biointro.htm
taiga ECOLOGY
- http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/taiga.htm
- http://www.runet.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/biomes/taiga/taiga.html
- http://www.nearctica.com/biomes/boreal/index.htm
- http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/taiga.html
- http://www.wilds.mb.ca/taiga/tbsfaq.html
- http://library.thinkquest.org/C0113340/text/biomes/biomes.taiga.html
boreal forests changes
global warming and the BOREAL FORESTS of north america
NORTH AMERICAN GRASSLANDS – PLAINS AND PRARIE ECOLOGY
- Prairie Field guide
- Prairie web links
- Grasslands
- North American Prairie
- Prairie Ecology
- Prairie Food Chain and Food Web
Grasslands of North America
- http://www.diversityoflife.org/reveal/pbio/biome/lec35e.html
- http://www.picadome.fcps.net/lab/currl/biomes/grassland.htm
- http://www.bellmuseum.org/distancelearning/prairie/fieldguide/index.html