University of Tennessee Professor Jim Fordyce (PhD, UC Davis) joins us to discuss ecology, ecological thinking, their importance, and why it matters to us all. Great discussion.

Dr. Fordyce's UT page: https://eeb.utk.edu/people/james-fordyce/

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Show notes:
1. Ecology
a. https://www.esa.org/about/what-does-ecology-have-to-do-with-me/
b. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecology
c. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/ecology/

2. Wolves of Yellowstone/How Wolves Change Rivers
a. Most have seen this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSBL7Gk_9QU
b. This has more information and starts with the work of hydrologist Bob Beschta ("why predators are important for ecosystems": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vF4F7yvMlAM
c. This mentions Beschta: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111221140710.htm
d. A Beschta bio on PBS: https://www.pbs.org/strangedays/episodes/predators/experts/bio_beschta_bob.html

3. Local Flora
a. edible and medicinal: https://www.foragingtexas.com
b. https://npsot.org/wp/houston/native-plant-info/
c. http://counties.agrilife.org/harris/files/2011/05/houstonplants.pdf

4. The Importance of Wasps
a. https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/in-defence-of-wasps-why-squashing-them-comes-with-a-sting-in-the-tale-a7144306.html
b. https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-41042948
c. https://www.newsweek.com/most-people-hate-wasps-theyre-just-important-bees-1126616

5. The Importance of Snakes
a. https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/the-reptiles-snakes-saving-snakes/2911/
b. https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2018/02/snakes-act-ecosystem-engineers-seed-dispersal
c. https://savethesnakes.org/s/why-snakes/

6. The Sea Otter,...