Byrnes_CV - Evolution and Ecology | UC Davis
... Bullard S. G., Lambert G, Carman M.R., Byrnes J., Whitlatch R.B., Ruiz G., Miller R.J., Harris L., Valentine P.C., Collie J.S., Pederson J., McNaught D.C., Cohen A.N., Asch R.G., Dijkstra J., Heinonen K. 2007. The invasive colonial ascidian Didemnum sp.: current distribution, basic biology, and pote ...
... Bullard S. G., Lambert G, Carman M.R., Byrnes J., Whitlatch R.B., Ruiz G., Miller R.J., Harris L., Valentine P.C., Collie J.S., Pederson J., McNaught D.C., Cohen A.N., Asch R.G., Dijkstra J., Heinonen K. 2007. The invasive colonial ascidian Didemnum sp.: current distribution, basic biology, and pote ...
Ecology
... – Methods of how it obtains food – Number of offspring – Time of reproduction – All other interactions with its environment ...
... – Methods of how it obtains food – Number of offspring – Time of reproduction – All other interactions with its environment ...
BIO 112-STUDY GUIDE
... b). Decomposition in soil releases nitrogen that plants can use. c). Grass grows on a sand dune, then shrubs, and then trees. d). Imported pheasants increase, while local quail disappear. 2. During ecological succession, the species composition of a plant community _____. a). decreases until all but ...
... b). Decomposition in soil releases nitrogen that plants can use. c). Grass grows on a sand dune, then shrubs, and then trees. d). Imported pheasants increase, while local quail disappear. 2. During ecological succession, the species composition of a plant community _____. a). decreases until all but ...
Natural Changes in Ecosystems / Ecological Succession
... Many other disturbances can affect mature communities. • Flooding Water is not contained within natural or artificial barriers. Generally occurs in locations where water levels can change rapidly. It can result in soil erosion, as well as the spread of pollutants and harmful bacteria associate ...
... Many other disturbances can affect mature communities. • Flooding Water is not contained within natural or artificial barriers. Generally occurs in locations where water levels can change rapidly. It can result in soil erosion, as well as the spread of pollutants and harmful bacteria associate ...
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... • Sustainability is the ability of the Earth’s various natural systems and human cultural systems to survive and adapt to changing environmental conditions indefinitely. • A critical component in sustainability is natural capital, which is the natural recourses and natural services that keep us and ...
... • Sustainability is the ability of the Earth’s various natural systems and human cultural systems to survive and adapt to changing environmental conditions indefinitely. • A critical component in sustainability is natural capital, which is the natural recourses and natural services that keep us and ...
Population growth is a critical factor in specie`s ability to maintain
... -growth with no limiting factors -lag phase-at beginning of reproduction when few individuals are Eg. 2 mice---2 yrs=3 million+ -all populations grow exponentially until limiting factors slows growth (eg. run out of food) -Resources become limited with more individuals h. -occurs when exponential gr ...
... -growth with no limiting factors -lag phase-at beginning of reproduction when few individuals are Eg. 2 mice---2 yrs=3 million+ -all populations grow exponentially until limiting factors slows growth (eg. run out of food) -Resources become limited with more individuals h. -occurs when exponential gr ...
Biomes
... overharvesting of species. – Poaching is the illegal harvesting of fish, game, or other species. ...
... overharvesting of species. – Poaching is the illegal harvesting of fish, game, or other species. ...
Population Dynamics
... Population growth is limited This is a result of many factors Birth- numbers of births in a population Death- numbers of deaths in a population Immigration- movement of individuals out of a given area Emigration- movement of individuals out of a population ...
... Population growth is limited This is a result of many factors Birth- numbers of births in a population Death- numbers of deaths in a population Immigration- movement of individuals out of a given area Emigration- movement of individuals out of a population ...
Marine Ecology 2011-final Lecture 2, pop
... • Fixed amounts of energy (investing energy in one will take it from another) The goal of theory of life history strategies: to predict the characteristics of any organism that you should expect to find under any given set of conditions ...
... • Fixed amounts of energy (investing energy in one will take it from another) The goal of theory of life history strategies: to predict the characteristics of any organism that you should expect to find under any given set of conditions ...
Chapter 6 Humans in the Biosphere
... Temperatures are rising at a faster rate now than they did during the previous 100 years. Some scientists believe that human activities have caused global warming by adding carbon dioxide (from burning fossil fuels) and other greenhouse gases such as methane to the atmosphere. If global warming cont ...
... Temperatures are rising at a faster rate now than they did during the previous 100 years. Some scientists believe that human activities have caused global warming by adding carbon dioxide (from burning fossil fuels) and other greenhouse gases such as methane to the atmosphere. If global warming cont ...
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... in early 1900s • Resource conservation ethic: use resources wisely for all society • Quote: “greatest good of the greatest number in the long run” • Legacy is “multiple use” philosophy for government lands. ...
... in early 1900s • Resource conservation ethic: use resources wisely for all society • Quote: “greatest good of the greatest number in the long run” • Legacy is “multiple use” philosophy for government lands. ...
Extinction & the Biodiversity Crisis
... majority of extant multicellular organisms D) Vascular plants, because they do not move around. ...
... majority of extant multicellular organisms D) Vascular plants, because they do not move around. ...
African Savanna Background Information
... Read the text below. The African savanna ecosystem is a tropical grassland with warm temperatures year-round and with its highest seasonal rainfall in the summer. The savanna is characterized by grasses and small or dispersed trees that do not form a closed canopy, allowing sunlight to reach the gro ...
... Read the text below. The African savanna ecosystem is a tropical grassland with warm temperatures year-round and with its highest seasonal rainfall in the summer. The savanna is characterized by grasses and small or dispersed trees that do not form a closed canopy, allowing sunlight to reach the gro ...
Topic 09 Lecture
... • Larger prey means greater benefit per prey item captured • The “size refuge”: Too large to be eaten • For invertebrates, size at different life stages may differ considerably, thus a prey at one life stage may be a predator at a later life stage, and vice versa. ...
... • Larger prey means greater benefit per prey item captured • The “size refuge”: Too large to be eaten • For invertebrates, size at different life stages may differ considerably, thus a prey at one life stage may be a predator at a later life stage, and vice versa. ...
Chapter 21
... • No natural population can grow exponentially forever without eventually reaching a point at which resource scarcity and other factors limit population growth. ...
... • No natural population can grow exponentially forever without eventually reaching a point at which resource scarcity and other factors limit population growth. ...
Envi Sci @ CHS
... 12. How can a population overshoot its carrying capacity? What are the consequences of doing this? ...
... 12. How can a population overshoot its carrying capacity? What are the consequences of doing this? ...
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... Biologist recognize 3 main classes of symbiotic relationships in nature: parasitism, mutualism and commensalism. In addition the herbivore and predator could also be considered to be in a symbiotic relationship and often evolve together. ...
... Biologist recognize 3 main classes of symbiotic relationships in nature: parasitism, mutualism and commensalism. In addition the herbivore and predator could also be considered to be in a symbiotic relationship and often evolve together. ...
What is Science?-An Introduction to Ecology
... Plants are broad-leafed evergreen trees, shrubs, woody vines, and epiphytes. epiphytes-plants that live on other plants, usually trees. Examples include orchids and mistletoe High rainfall-usually with a pronounced rainy season and dry season. Competition for light is intense. Pronounced stratificat ...
... Plants are broad-leafed evergreen trees, shrubs, woody vines, and epiphytes. epiphytes-plants that live on other plants, usually trees. Examples include orchids and mistletoe High rainfall-usually with a pronounced rainy season and dry season. Competition for light is intense. Pronounced stratificat ...
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... host. For example, a flea is a parasite of dogs. Parasites do not usually kill their hosts, because without a host, the parasite would die. While not true symbioses, competition and predation are also important interactions. Competition is an interaction between two or more species that use the same ...
... host. For example, a flea is a parasite of dogs. Parasites do not usually kill their hosts, because without a host, the parasite would die. While not true symbioses, competition and predation are also important interactions. Competition is an interaction between two or more species that use the same ...
Ecology and Food Chains
... living in a specific area at the same time The place where a population lives is its habitat ...
... living in a specific area at the same time The place where a population lives is its habitat ...
ecology 4 notes Interactions between species new text
... What is it’s habitat? Is it part of a predator/prey relationship? Or some sort of symbiotic relationship? Who does this it compete with? How does it interact with abiotic components of the environment? (tolerance) ...
... What is it’s habitat? Is it part of a predator/prey relationship? Or some sort of symbiotic relationship? Who does this it compete with? How does it interact with abiotic components of the environment? (tolerance) ...
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.