November 5, 2012 • 13m
With a solid understanding of biology on the small scale under our belts, it's time for the long view - for the next twelve weeks,...Read more
November 12, 2012 • 13m
Population ecology is the study of groups within a species that interact mostly with each other, and it examines how they live tog...Read more
November 19, 2012 • 13m
If being alive on Earth were a contest, humans would win it hands down. We're like the Michael Phelps of being alive, but with 250...Read more
November 26, 2012 • 13m
Interactions between species are what define ecological communities, and community ecology studies these interactions anywhere the...Read more
December 4, 2012 • 13m
Hank gets to the more violent part of community ecology by describing predation and the many ways prey organisms have developed to avoid it.
December 10, 2012 • 13m
In the world of ecology, the only constant is change - but change can be good. Today Hank explains ecological succession and how e...Read more
December 18, 2012 • 13m
Hank brings us to the next level of ecological study with ecosystem ecology, which looks at how energy, nutrients, and materials a...Read more
December 24, 2012 • 13m
Hank introduces us to biogeochemical cycles by describing his two favorites: carbon and water. The hydrologic cycle describes how ...Read more
December 31, 2012 • 13m
Hank describes the desperate need many organisms have for nutrients (specifically nitrogen and phosphorus) and how they go about g...Read more
January 7, 2013 • 13m
Hank gives the run down on the top five ways humans are negatively impacting the environment and having detrimental effects on the...Read more
January 14, 2013 • 13m
Hank talks about the last major way humans are impacting the environment in this penultimate episode of Crash Course Ecology. Poll...Read more
January 21, 2013 • 13m
Hank wraps up the Crash Course on ecology by taking a look at the growing fields of conservation biology and restoration ecology, ...Read more