Preview - From Ecosystems To Speciation

The Purpose of Using Models

Now that you have worked on developing a model of the Isle Royale ecosystem, you may have gained some insight into how and why models are useful in a variety of contexts.

Questions

Please answer the questions below.

The Isle Royale ecosystem is very simple compared to many others available to scientists.  What are some advantages to studying a simple ecosystem instead of a more complicated one?

Why might studying an ecosystem with simple relationships between the organisms help us understand more complex places?

Notes

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