About the lecture

In this first mini-lecture, we introduce ecosystems as covered in topics 9.1 and 9.2. We breakdown the constituent parts of ecosystems and define some key phrases such as community, population and habitat. We discuss what biotic and abiotic factors are and how they may impact ecosystems. Then we finish up by taking a look into the relationships some organisms have with each other in an ecosystem, such as competition or predation.

About the lecturer

Dr Matthew Ivory is a Lecturer at Cardiff University in the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (2016-present). His key expertise is in ex vivo human skin organ culture and histology, human skin immune cell extraction and culture, flow cytometry and pharmaceutical formulation, and his research interests are in the delivery of vaccines and therapeutics into the skin. In addition to this, he is also a qualified pharmacist.