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    Communities: who, how many,

    and how do they interact?

    What is community ecology?

    The Python Challenge in Florida

    Keystone species

    Succession

    Impacts of Brown Tree Snake Invasion in Guam

    • Extirpation of 8 of 11 species of native

    forest birds

    • Decimated other vertebrate species,

    including flying fox (a bat) and half oflizard species

    • Dramatically altered existing food

    webs

    (Wiles et al., 2003)

    Collapse of native birdsWhat is community ecology?

    1. Why do some areas have many more

    species than others?

    2. Why are some species common while

    others are rare?

    3. How do the species interact?

    What is community ecology?

    4. Are some species more important than others

    in structuring the community?

    5. What will happen when a new species is

    introduced?

    6. Why and how do communities change

    through time and across space?

    What species are there? Species Richness.

    Step 1 of being a community ecologist:

    Figure out what species are in the community.

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    Species richnessRichness: (S)

    a count of the number

    of species present in

    an area.

    TREES

    Species richnessWhite spruce

    Trembling asp en

    Balsam poplar

    Ponderosa pine

    White spruce

    Douglas Fir

    Whitebark pine

    Western larch

    Lodgepole pine

    Black cottonwood

    Trembling aspen

    Silver fir

    Grand fir

    Subalpine fir

    Paper birch

    Western redcedar

    Mountain alder

    Engelmann spruce

    Western white pine

    Black spruce

    Douglas maple

    Green alder

    Sitka alder

    Water birch

    . . .and more. . .

    3 species

    ~65 species

    How many of each species are there?

    Species evenness, diversity indices, dominantsStep 2 of being a community ecologist:

    Figure out how many of each species are in the community.

    (yep, big task is how to count things).

    pitfall trap for dung beetles

    How common are the different species?

    Dominance and evenness

    Durães et al. 2005. Neotropical Entomology 34:721-731 

    Dominance and evenness: there’s math 

    for that

    Simpson’s Diversity Index 

    D = Σ(ni/N)2

    ni = number of individuals of species i

    N = number of individuals of all species

    D close to 1 : one species dominates

    D close to 0 : few individuals each of

    many species (more even)

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    Dominance and evenness: simple examples

    D = Σ(ni/N)2

    Species 1 33 97 60

    Species 2 33 2 30

    Species 3 34 1 10

    =

    (33/100)2 

    +(33/100)2 

    +(34/100)2

    =0.33

    =

    (97/100)2 

    +(2/100)2 

    +(1/100)2

    =0.94

    =

    (60/100)2 

    +(30/100)2 

    +(10/100)2

    =0.46

    Communities: how do they interact?

    Step 3 of being a community ecologist:

    Figure out how species in the community interact.

    Limpkin

    Florida panther

    Key largo woodrat

    Wood stork

    Grey fox

    Example 2: The Python Challenge

    Burmese pythons (Python molurus bivitattus)

    are invading Florida (pet releases and subsequent breeding)

    Pythons can

    reach 7 m, 90 kg

    (a few near 200 kg!)

    They constrict

    (suffocate) their prey.

    Native to SE Asia.

    Background to the python problem

    >1 million constrictors (9 species) imported

    into US in last 30 years.

    Some dumped into the wild when they grow too big

    or owners tire of them.

    First noticed wild in Florida in 1979;

    noticeable problem from 2000 forward. Estimate:

    >100,000

    Background to the python problem

    Florida’s 46 native snakes are SMALL;

    pythons are BIG.

    common kingsnake

    ~1 m.

    Coralsnake

    ~75 cmcottonmouth

    ~1 m

    Background to the python problem

    The species in the Everglades evolved with small snakes, not big ones.

    Boid (constrictor) snakes went extinct in Florida

    20.6-16.3 million years ago. . .

    Pythons are active both night and day.

    NET EFFECT:

    Pythons eat:

    a) many species >45 bird species, many mammals, reptiles

    b) big species deer, rabbit, opossum, sheep, heron

    c) a lot of prey big body = big food intake

    d) predators alligator, bobcat, fox, coyote

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/pythons-kill-off-native-animals-in-everglades/2012/01/30/gIQAdawJdQ_gallery.htmlhttp://www.google.ca/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=Bz85xe7nhB5VAM&tbnid=RZI5Pn9tYWhjqM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/dcblog/pythons/&ei=fs03UcSDHaStygGYlYCgBg&bvm=bv.43287494,d.aWc&psig=AFQjCNEHFaVVhKJHJCISFuL8LpE1r-JE1Q&ust=1362697934999372http://www.google.ca/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=lVQpvf66LC9vfM&tbnid=Tq5xuw_t2xHq6M:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://www.currion.net/2012/11/09/cottonmouth/&ei=P8w3UdbsBsPmygHww4C4Bw&bvm=bv.43287494,d.aWc&psig=AFQjCNE48pMKNGOOUrKilYSC-I_cUJoGNA&ust=1362697653509096http://www.google.ca/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=Ogwnu3h1y56vXM&tbnid=KOKnf7kwZN5TcM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://onlyhdwallpapers.com/high-definition-wallpaper/greyfox-high-resolution-desktop-hd-wallpaper-233715/&ei=Qsk3UffUDMWuqAGZh4CwBA&psig=AFQjCNEwLNX0gpLdUhhQ5F9ihMWwkLWjvQ&ust=1362696882832244http://www.google.ca/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=ZtLkxCoT-mpTbM&tbnid=vRwmDWlVdmeFIM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://www.friedchickenandcoffee.com/2010/01/06/strapped-redneck/woodstork/&ei=78g3UdnPCsz-rAHZvICoAg&psig=AFQjCNHxbMX5iQZ7yFWLnBJIfuGGSeab9Q&ust=1362696770495844http://www.google.ca/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=_Aju2k7iQNkd6M&tbnid=1QilznCmuF-5PM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Limpkin/&ei=pcg3Ua64JcvMqQHK14C4CQ&psig=AFQjCNEEQFoXZC1vD2hCLWuslQzPokhf4w&ust=1362696713685772http://www.google.ca/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=7kRxzqVJAJE7UM&tbnid=ChadQ63uo2WY3M:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://www.favorfloridakeys.com/Croc%20Lake%20NWR.htm&ei=WMg3UfmdC86yqAHm8YDICQ&psig=AFQjCNGLaBEl4ie8NXh1v8wqZV4JCC5uiA&ust=1362696637822045

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    South Florida sampling locations in relation to python distribution.

    Dorcas M E et al. PNAS 2012;109:2418-2422

    ©2012 by National Academy of Sciences

    Python removals from Everglades and its environs from 1995 –2010.

    Dorcas M E et al. PNAS 2012;109:2418-2422

    ©2012 by National Academy of Sciences

    Mammal roadkills from 1993 –1999, before pythons become common.

    Dorcas M E et al. PNAS 2012;109:2418-2422

    ©2012 by National Academy of Sciences

    Mammal declines after python increases

    Dorcas M E et al. PNAS 2012;109:2418-2422

    ©2012 by National Academy of Sciences

    Before pythons

    After pythons

    Many pythons

    A few pythons

    No pythons

    Mammal declines after python increases: 2003-2011

    87.5% decline in bobcats

    99.3% decline in raccoons98.9% decline in opossums

    94.1% decline in deer

    No observations in 2011

    cottontails

    red fox (also grey fox)

    Other invaders in Florida

    Invasive species in Florida

    cost >$0.5 billion per year

    Argentine Tegu (~3 ft long):

    eats sea turtle eggs

    Nile monitor lizard

    (~6 ft long):

    kills pets

    Cuban tree frog (~5”):

    eats native frog species

    lionfish:

    eats native fish

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    The human response 1: new law banning transport

    of pythons across state lines

    Jan 17, 2012, Federal ban on movement of 4 snake species

    across state lines:

    Burmese python

    Anaconda

    2 African pythons

    • No new imports of these snakes as pets

    • Cannot ship snakes across state lines

    • Can’t even take your snake to the veterinarian across

    state lines

    The human response 2: the 2013 Python Challenge

    Jan 12 – Feb 10, open hunt for pythons.

    Cash rewards for most killed, largest killed.

    1600 people from 38 states registered. . .

    68 pythons killed

    The human response 3: aftermath of the Python

    Challenge

    --No Python Challenge this year; need better trained

    people to go after these animals

    (volunteer Python Patrol?)

    --All killed animals were necropsied. . .lots of

    cotton rats as prey

    The human response 3: aftermath of the Python

    Challenge

    A few weeks ago, the “Swamp Apes” were out 

    scouting for pythons again. . .and found a Nile Crocodile!

    --Big & aggressive species

    --Kill humans

    --Kill big prey

    Do some species have more impact

    on their communities than others?Step 4 of being a community ecologist:

    Figure out which species have large or small impactson presence / abundance of other species in the community.

    python additions in Florida?

    loss of wolves in most of US?

    severe decline of Lyall’s mariposa lily

    in S. Okanagan?

    Keystone species: disproportionate impact

    on community structure relative to their abundance

    http://www.google.ca/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=kiL2PloTanxVcM&tbnid=kjfkW9JJtRwQOM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://www.nps.gov/wica/naturescience/bison-wallow.htm&ei=Gdo3UY37EcPPqQHJhICYBw&psig=AFQjCNHuS4zLr7bpY2ac7TBSb9bYTg16hw&ust=1362701204980182http://www.google.ca/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=7Ed0mVDmDu_H1M&tbnid=Slgf4kQdxXHV1M:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://www.bite.ca/bitedaily/2012/07/animal-of-the-week-the-beaver/&ei=hdk3UfzvIsK9qgGUl4HIDg&psig=AFQjCNGoR99_HwDFtHVrem4VwIn5sM7E-g&ust=1362701053762603http://www.google.ca/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=3xsf83RBXBvpsM&tbnid=l2tU16D1xmKkKM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://www.floridasportsman.com/2013/01/14/fwc-kicks-off-2013-python-challenge/&ei=C9c3UenDKYjmrAHrzYHgCw&psig=AFQjCNHWt42tQlt_2JOQGQmy6tk7dyiUrQ&ust=1362700350606736http://www.google.ca/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=bx7pP7B_jX26IM&tbnid=ulaCsSHPI_w71M:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://www.voxxi.com/python-challenge-draws-about-800-hunters/&ei=yNY3Uci9LMHhrAGj6YHQCw&psig=AFQjCNHWt42tQlt_2JOQGQmy6tk7dyiUrQ&ust=1362700350606736

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    Keystone species: creating habitat (ecosystem engineers) Keystone species: key trophic players

    1871

    1981

    Succession: changes in communities through time

    Succession - colonization and extinctions on a site by

    species through time.

    (Changes in richness, evenness, and dominance!)

    Primary succession - succession following

    disturbance that removes most biotic material from

    the site.

    Secondary succession - succession following a

    disturbance that leaves soil, seeds, or organisms on

    site.

    Biological legacy - organisms, propagules, and

    organic materials that survive disturbance.

    Basic definitions of succession

    How predictable (repeatable) is it?

    after same kind of disturbance, will same

    kind of community re-form by going through

    same steps?

    How idiosyncratic is it? 

    Will legacies, timing, and other site- and time-

      specific details lead to different communities

    after the same kind of disturbance?

    Did disturbance fundamentally change the abiotic

    conditions?

    Key questions about succession Abiotic shift: boiling sulfuric acid kills trees

    http://www.google.ca/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=BT5mdSYAlk3SBM&tbnid=Cuqox5vJ46TbQM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://canadafurandfeathers.blogspot.com/2012/04/prairie-birds-and-prairie-dogs.html&ei=-9o3UcCQK4vuqQHXkICYCw&psig=AFQjCNGRxEYX3kZ_ajv4TjDjAPBlLHZLVg&ust=1362701416014037http://www.google.ca/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=pE87M9yyqfXrOM&tbnid=qapT66QIYYQ-zM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://www.panthera.org/photo-of-day?page=6&ei=vdo3UcnOKIbpqAGuz4CQCA&psig=AFQjCNEAdSym-uNyFhqdI4XUZxoCgZkjmA&ust=1362701367724305http://www.google.ca/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=Y0P902Oo92kLUM&tbnid=tuaFwbJDr58v-M:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://zoo4950.wordpress.com/2011/03/13/butting-heads-with-the-beaver/&ei=e9o3Ua2YFsSVrAGRvoD4DA&psig=AFQjCNE_zlgaX48gHwYlr8fjRyntSpAk0A&ust=1362701302662072http://www.google.ca/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=7Ed0mVDmDu_H1M&tbnid=Slgf4kQdxXHV1M:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://www.bite.ca/bitedaily/2012/07/animal-of-the-week-the-beaver/&ei=hdk3UfzvIsK9qgGUl4HIDg&psig=AFQjCNGoR99_HwDFtHVrem4VwIn5sM7E-g&ust=1362701053762603

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    Tree kill without a huge abiotic shift: blow-down Glacial retreat—exposes mineral cobble

    Primary succession: colonizing after glacial retreatPlant colonization in Glacier Bay, Alaska,

    following glacial retreat

    Secondary succession:

    hardwood forest regeneration after fire

    Key issues during PRIMARY succession

    (predictable vs. idiosyncratic patterns)

    1. Where do colonists come from?

    2. What abiotic conditions do they find?

    3. How do species’ interactions (facilitation, competition,

    predation etc.) determine which species dominate?

    4. What spatial patterns are evident in colonization?

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    Key issues during SECONDARY succession

    (predictable vs. idiosyncratic patterns)

    1. Where do colonists come from? will previous dominant

    continue as dominant?

    2. What abiotic conditions do they find?

    3. How do species’ interactions (facilitation, competition,

    predation etc.) determine which species dominate?

    4. What legacies are present and how important are they?

    5. Will the same ‘climax’ communities come back

    after going through the same stages?

    Fire and volcanoes: key influences in Yellowstone

    volcanoes: temperature, soils

    (andesite, rhyolite)

    fire: soils, seeds, biomass

    Mature forests in Yellowstone: fuel for fires Regrowth of Lodgepole pines in Yellowstone after fire

    Key question

    --What drives density of stands regrowing after fire?

    Major approach

    --map areas of different sapling densities &

    relate to soil, fire history, elevation

    Turner et al. 2004. Ecosystems 7:751-775.

    Predictors of post-fire regeneration:

    elevation, soil, serotiny, and fire severity

    Regeneration spans 6 orders of magnitude

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    Colonists (and dominance/

    evenness) affected by timing— 

    --of disturbance, and

    --of species dispersal

    “Succession” occurs at very different time scales  

    (remember, it’s just community shifts through time. . .) 

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