See attached docs. The area of study is Northwest Alabama, Florence is the city in USA for the topic. Based on what you learned in Unit IV, describe the biodiversity in the area you live in. What kind of habitat do you live in, and what plants and organisms are common? What are some of the ecosystem services this biodiversity provides for you and your city or town?
BIO 1302, Ecology and the Environment 1
Course Learning Outcomes for Unit IV
Upon completion of this unit, students should be able to:
4. Summarize the importance of biodiversity within the environment.
4.1 Discuss what community ecology is and how the level of biodiversity relates to interactions
among organisms and the environment.
4.2 Explain how food webs shape species diversity and how keystone species play a vital role in
the environment that shapes habitats and impacts biodiversity.
4.3 Describe how ecology and biodiversity benefit human life and how human life negatively
impacts the environment.
Course/Unit
Learning Outcomes
Learning Activity
4.1
Unit Lesson
Unit Homework Assignment
4.2
Unit Lesson
Unit Homework Assignment
4.3
Unit Lesson
Unit Homework Assignment
Reading Assignment
Review the presentation in the Unit IV Lesson.
Unit Lesson
Click here to access the presentation for the Unit IV Lesson.
Click here for a PDF version of the presentation.
Suggested Reading
In order to access the following resource, click the link below:
The following essay is an excerpt from the book A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There, and
the essay describes how conservation has changed as humans have become more knowledgeable. At one
point, we thought killing wolves was a good idea because it would increase deer for hunting. We found out an
increased deer population, over its carrying capacity, caused environmental damage that only a mountain
could see.
Leopold, L. (1987). Thinking like a mountain. In A Sand County almanac and sketches here and there (pp.
123–133). Oxford University Press. https://nctc.fws.gov/resources/knowledge-
resources/wildread/thinking-like-a-mountain
The article below discusses issues surrounding feral cats and their effect on the community ecology of an
entire continent.
Power, J. (2017, February 19). War on feral cats: Australia aims to cull 2 million. The Sydney Morning Herald.
http://www.smh.com.au/national/war-on-feral-catsaustralia-aims-to-cull-2-million-20170214-
gucp4o.html
UNIT IV STUDY GUIDE
Community Ecology: Biodiversity,
Keystone Species, and Food Webs
https://online.columbiasouthern.edu/bbcswebdav/xid-137993677_1
https://online.columbiasouthern.edu/bbcswebdav/xid-137990611_1
https://nctc.fws.gov/resources/knowledge-resources/wildread/thinking-like-a-mountain
http://www.smh.com.au/national/war-on-feral-catsaustralia-aims-to-cull-2-million-20170214-gucp4o.html
