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EVR 4026

Human Ecology & Systems

Session Six

Ecological Succession: Marten, Chapter 6

Topics:

Ecological Succession  

• Ecological succession: Continuity and Conditions

• Human-induced succession  

• Managing succession  

• Things to think about  

Video: Ecological Succession - Yellowstone; Ecological Succession - Mount St. Helen.

Homework:

Go to the "Things to think about" link above and answer question 1. Post your answer via Canvas email.

What lessons can humans learn from the ecological succession stories involving Yellowstone and Mt. St. Helen?

Read the case study in chapter 9 from the Layzer book  - "Playground or Paradise? Snowmobiles in Yellowstone National Park." Then answer the "Questions to Consider" at the end of the case study and post these questions with your answers to Canvas email.