Isle Royale Predator and Prey Relationships

My AP Biology Thoughts

Unit 8 Ecology

EPISODE TITLE: The Isle of Wolves

Welcome to My AP Biology Thoughts podcast, our names are Olivia, Anushka, Mea, and Hana and we are your hosts for the Unit 8 Ecology-the Isle Royale Study podcast. Today we will be discussing the Isle Royale Study and how it relates to the AP Biology Curriculum.

Segment 1: Overview of the Isle Royale Study

Camping —> DOCTAH guise —-> isle royale —-> us listening to him talk :)

Segment 2: Evidence that supports the Isle Royale Study

Winter controls the ticks (kills them all if cold temperature)
Provide ex of trophic cascading
Predator prey talk abt it
Human interaction/interference (trails, being on/off)
Coloring of the wolves
Talk abt winter study (break island into quadrants and take populations #’s)

Segment 3: Connection to the Course

Predator-prey relationship:
Trophic structure: a flow of energy between organisms in an ecosystem
Energy flow
Parasitic
Importance of genetic diversity

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