College of Micronesia - FSM COURSE MODIFICATION REQUEST
... Upon completion of the course the student will be able to: 1. Locate Pacific Islands on a map of the Pacific. 2. List and describe the chemical, geological, and physical properties of oceans and their effects on marine organisms. 3. Explain how marine organisms adapt to the chemical and physical env ...
... Upon completion of the course the student will be able to: 1. Locate Pacific Islands on a map of the Pacific. 2. List and describe the chemical, geological, and physical properties of oceans and their effects on marine organisms. 3. Explain how marine organisms adapt to the chemical and physical env ...
Using optimality models to predict trait evolution
... The evolution of warning coloration: Testing hypotheses Chicken learn to avoid bad tasting food: To test whether predators learn to associate warning colouration with distastefulness, Gittleman and Harvey (1980) did an experiment with chicks, presenting them different coloured breadcrumbs. In the ex ...
... The evolution of warning coloration: Testing hypotheses Chicken learn to avoid bad tasting food: To test whether predators learn to associate warning colouration with distastefulness, Gittleman and Harvey (1980) did an experiment with chicks, presenting them different coloured breadcrumbs. In the ex ...
Oreaster reticulatus (West Indian Sea Star)
... water. Juveniles occupy dense beds of seagrass which provide protection from predators as they are able to camouflage themselves in this environment; adults occupy rough, calcareous, sandy bottoms. Juveniles may also be found in the soft sand and mud of mangroves, lagoons and certain shallow, fringi ...
... water. Juveniles occupy dense beds of seagrass which provide protection from predators as they are able to camouflage themselves in this environment; adults occupy rough, calcareous, sandy bottoms. Juveniles may also be found in the soft sand and mud of mangroves, lagoons and certain shallow, fringi ...
Shattered Shells: Pacific Ecosystems in World War II
... For eons, Pacific islands thrived because there was little human interaction—poachers would occasionally come and upset population balances, but years of isolation following the disturbance would allow populations to return to relatively normal levels with few lasting effects. However, the human inv ...
... For eons, Pacific islands thrived because there was little human interaction—poachers would occasionally come and upset population balances, but years of isolation following the disturbance would allow populations to return to relatively normal levels with few lasting effects. However, the human inv ...
carrying capacity of ecosystem
... and non-living components of an ecosystem are known as biotic and abiotic components, respectively. ...
... and non-living components of an ecosystem are known as biotic and abiotic components, respectively. ...
Predation
... • A homogenous world in which there are no refuges for the prey or different habitats. • There is one predator species eating one prey species and there are no other species involved in the dynamics of these two populations • Relaxing these assumptions leads to more complex, but more realistic model ...
... • A homogenous world in which there are no refuges for the prey or different habitats. • There is one predator species eating one prey species and there are no other species involved in the dynamics of these two populations • Relaxing these assumptions leads to more complex, but more realistic model ...
produktivitas ekosistem dan jasanya
... The redundancy (sometimes referred to as the Functional Compensation) and rivet hypotheses seek to explain how an ecosystem functions, based on the ecological role of organisms within it. The redundancy and rivet hypotheses are the most commonly used explanations for the link between ecosystem funct ...
... The redundancy (sometimes referred to as the Functional Compensation) and rivet hypotheses seek to explain how an ecosystem functions, based on the ecological role of organisms within it. The redundancy and rivet hypotheses are the most commonly used explanations for the link between ecosystem funct ...
Competition
... and pervasive enough, they may produce an evolutionary response in the competitor population. Changes ...
... and pervasive enough, they may produce an evolutionary response in the competitor population. Changes ...
Online Supplementary Material to: How to predict community responses to
... in Ref. 1. Further, we give the explicit expressions of the Jacobian matrix required for the perturbation impact evaluation in the paper. The generalized model approach presented in Ref. 1 consists of four steps. First, a generalized model describes different food web populations X1 , . . . , XN . D ...
... in Ref. 1. Further, we give the explicit expressions of the Jacobian matrix required for the perturbation impact evaluation in the paper. The generalized model approach presented in Ref. 1 consists of four steps. First, a generalized model describes different food web populations X1 , . . . , XN . D ...
1 Biology 413 (Zoogeography) Final Exam Winter Term 2
... Top left corner: With islands that are large in size and close to the mainland (low isolation), we expect the composition of communities to be more representative of mainland communities, due to higher rates of immigration/exchange of individuals and low rates of extinction. Thus, the processes that ...
... Top left corner: With islands that are large in size and close to the mainland (low isolation), we expect the composition of communities to be more representative of mainland communities, due to higher rates of immigration/exchange of individuals and low rates of extinction. Thus, the processes that ...
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... which form rivers and lakes and support in a variety of aquatic ecosystems. Wetlands are intermediate forms between terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems and contain species of plants and animals that are highly moisture dependent. All aquatic ecosystems are used by a large number of people for their d ...
... which form rivers and lakes and support in a variety of aquatic ecosystems. Wetlands are intermediate forms between terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems and contain species of plants and animals that are highly moisture dependent. All aquatic ecosystems are used by a large number of people for their d ...
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... The biosphere (BI uh sfihr) is the portion of Earth that supports life. Ecologists study what takes place in the biosphere. The biosphere includes the air, water, and land where organisms can live, both above and below the ground. The biosphere supports a wide variety of organisms in a wide range of ...
... The biosphere (BI uh sfihr) is the portion of Earth that supports life. Ecologists study what takes place in the biosphere. The biosphere includes the air, water, and land where organisms can live, both above and below the ground. The biosphere supports a wide variety of organisms in a wide range of ...
Now you see them, now you don`t! – population crashes of
... the word ‘decline’ in the abstract. Only one of these referred to decline of an introduced species, and this particular case was not relevant, as it cited a very gradual population decline over a short period. We then turned to more focused literature plus many queries to experts on invasions by par ...
... the word ‘decline’ in the abstract. Only one of these referred to decline of an introduced species, and this particular case was not relevant, as it cited a very gradual population decline over a short period. We then turned to more focused literature plus many queries to experts on invasions by par ...
Biodiversity, ecosystem function, and resilience: ten
... Although protected areas are an essential part of any credible conservation strategy (Margules and Pressey 2000), it is becoming increasingly clear that reserves alone will not protect biodiversity because they are too few, too isolated, too static, and not always safe from over-exploitation (Liu et ...
... Although protected areas are an essential part of any credible conservation strategy (Margules and Pressey 2000), it is becoming increasingly clear that reserves alone will not protect biodiversity because they are too few, too isolated, too static, and not always safe from over-exploitation (Liu et ...
a landscape simulation model for understanding animal
... in one patch (population) interact among themselves independently of individuals in adjacent patches. Dispersal may connect patches. Variation in cells and habitat result in patch-specific characteristics, such as "energy supply" and "resource-proportion productivity." "Energy supply" is given by mu ...
... in one patch (population) interact among themselves independently of individuals in adjacent patches. Dispersal may connect patches. Variation in cells and habitat result in patch-specific characteristics, such as "energy supply" and "resource-proportion productivity." "Energy supply" is given by mu ...
AP BIOLOGY SUMMER ASSIGNMENT 2013
... 9. Explain how habitat selection can limit the range of otherwise suitable habitats. 10. Describe and illustrate biotic and abiotic factors that affect the distribution of organisms. 11. Explain how climate affects the geographic distribution of organisms. 12. Define and illustrate the concept of a ...
... 9. Explain how habitat selection can limit the range of otherwise suitable habitats. 10. Describe and illustrate biotic and abiotic factors that affect the distribution of organisms. 11. Explain how climate affects the geographic distribution of organisms. 12. Define and illustrate the concept of a ...
Treating populations and landscapes as signals. A step
... • Analyzing time series to estimate 1/f noise of densities • Testing different in signals and measuring impact on probability of extinction • Few studies on the relation between insignal and outsignal measured by change of frequency spectrum • Few studies (one or two) on resonance – within system po ...
... • Analyzing time series to estimate 1/f noise of densities • Testing different in signals and measuring impact on probability of extinction • Few studies on the relation between insignal and outsignal measured by change of frequency spectrum • Few studies (one or two) on resonance – within system po ...
Population characteristics
... Organismal ecology: niche • Niche = an organism’s use of resources and its functional role in a community ...
... Organismal ecology: niche • Niche = an organism’s use of resources and its functional role in a community ...
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... The process of succession takes place in a systematic order of sequential steps as follows: i. Nudation: It is the development of a bare area, without any life form. The bare area may be caused due to several anthropogenic activities. ii. Invasion: It is the successful establishment of one or more s ...
... The process of succession takes place in a systematic order of sequential steps as follows: i. Nudation: It is the development of a bare area, without any life form. The bare area may be caused due to several anthropogenic activities. ii. Invasion: It is the successful establishment of one or more s ...
Essay: “Old Growth Forests”
... then new species may be better fitted to thrive and reproduce under these changed conditions. One of the key internal factors of an ecosystem that leads to changes in the environment is the interactive influence of an ecosystem’s existing species. The "engine" of succession, then, the principle c ...
... then new species may be better fitted to thrive and reproduce under these changed conditions. One of the key internal factors of an ecosystem that leads to changes in the environment is the interactive influence of an ecosystem’s existing species. The "engine" of succession, then, the principle c ...
Document
... ____ 14. As you study a population of fruit flies, you notice that pink eye color is the most common, although white eyes and red eyes are also present. Over the course of time and many generations, you notice that the proportion of individuals with pink eyes steadily increases. You conclude that t ...
... ____ 14. As you study a population of fruit flies, you notice that pink eye color is the most common, although white eyes and red eyes are also present. Over the course of time and many generations, you notice that the proportion of individuals with pink eyes steadily increases. You conclude that t ...
Theoretical ecology
Theoretical ecology is the scientific discipline devoted to the study of ecological systems using theoretical methods such as simple conceptual models, mathematical models, computational simulations, and advanced data analysis. Effective models improve understanding of the natural world by revealing how the dynamics of species populations are often based on fundamental biological conditions and processes. Further, the field aims to unify a diverse range of empirical observations by assuming that common, mechanistic processes generate observable phenomena across species and ecological environments. Based on biologically realistic assumptions, theoretical ecologists are able to uncover novel, non-intuitive insights about natural processes. Theoretical results are often verified by empirical and observational studies, revealing the power of theoretical methods in both predicting and understanding the noisy, diverse biological world.The field is broad and includes foundations in applied mathematics, computer science, biology, statistical physics, genetics, chemistry, evolution, and conservation biology. Theoretical ecology aims to explain a diverse range of phenomena in the life sciences, such as population growth and dynamics, fisheries, competition, evolutionary theory, epidemiology, animal behavior and group dynamics, food webs, ecosystems, spatial ecology, and the effects of climate change.Theoretical ecology has further benefited from the advent of fast computing power, allowing the analysis and visualization of large-scale computational simulations of ecological phenomena. Importantly, these modern tools provide quantitative predictions about the effects of human induced environmental change on a diverse variety of ecological phenomena, such as: species invasions, climate change, the effect of fishing and hunting on food network stability, and the global carbon cycle.