3. and savannah ecosystems
... case of many plants) punctuated with brief periods of high activity, migrations and productivity coinciding with rare rainfall events. 17. Biological diversity, assessed in terms of species number, tends to be moderate in semi-arid areas and to decline to low or very low levels as aridity increases. ...
... case of many plants) punctuated with brief periods of high activity, migrations and productivity coinciding with rare rainfall events. 17. Biological diversity, assessed in terms of species number, tends to be moderate in semi-arid areas and to decline to low or very low levels as aridity increases. ...
UNIT 2 Practice TEST
... a. their nesting mounds are easy targets. b. their skins are used to make shoes, belts, and pocketbooks. c. their meat is considered exotic. d. All of these answers. e. None of these answers. Where is most of the world's biodiversity? a. high-latitude forests b. middle-latitude grasslands c. low-lat ...
... a. their nesting mounds are easy targets. b. their skins are used to make shoes, belts, and pocketbooks. c. their meat is considered exotic. d. All of these answers. e. None of these answers. Where is most of the world's biodiversity? a. high-latitude forests b. middle-latitude grasslands c. low-lat ...
Interactions among mycorrhizae, atmospheric CO R E P O R T
... (A ¼ 0.18, P ¼ 0.03), and the two-way interactions: N · AM (A ¼ 0.25, P ¼ 0.00009), CO2 · N (A ¼ 0.22, P ¼ 0.0003), and CO2 · AM (A ¼ 0.18, P ¼ 0.0007; Fig. 3). Plant species responded individualistically to the experimental treatments. Aboveground biomass of two C3 species responded positively to e ...
... (A ¼ 0.18, P ¼ 0.03), and the two-way interactions: N · AM (A ¼ 0.25, P ¼ 0.00009), CO2 · N (A ¼ 0.22, P ¼ 0.0003), and CO2 · AM (A ¼ 0.18, P ¼ 0.0007; Fig. 3). Plant species responded individualistically to the experimental treatments. Aboveground biomass of two C3 species responded positively to e ...
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... wrote: ‘An ecosystem is greater than the sum of its parts’. This is another way of saying that an ecosystem is a functioning system, not just living things and their non-living surroundings. When you think about any ecosystem, remember its three essential parts: • a living community consisting of v ...
... wrote: ‘An ecosystem is greater than the sum of its parts’. This is another way of saying that an ecosystem is a functioning system, not just living things and their non-living surroundings. When you think about any ecosystem, remember its three essential parts: • a living community consisting of v ...
Leaf trait variation and field spectroscopy of generalist tree species
... variation, and the contribution of intraspecific changes remains less well understood. Hyperspectroscopy is a recently developed technology for estimating the traits of fresh leaves. Few studies have evaluated its potential for assessing inter- and intra-specific trait variability in community ecolo ...
... variation, and the contribution of intraspecific changes remains less well understood. Hyperspectroscopy is a recently developed technology for estimating the traits of fresh leaves. Few studies have evaluated its potential for assessing inter- and intra-specific trait variability in community ecolo ...
Nutrient availability induces contrasting allocation and starch
... consistently among resprouters and obligate seeders, but were affected by water and nutrient availability. Leaf-area ratio and specific leaf area were not affected consistently by nutrient or water availability, and did not differ among obligate seeders and resprouters. 4. Biomass allocation respond ...
... consistently among resprouters and obligate seeders, but were affected by water and nutrient availability. Leaf-area ratio and specific leaf area were not affected consistently by nutrient or water availability, and did not differ among obligate seeders and resprouters. 4. Biomass allocation respond ...
limiting resources and the regulation of diversity in phytoplankton
... variation in cell size among different species and reflects the true contribution of individual species to phytoplankton community composition. We use Simpson’s diversity index as it is numerically analogous to resource-competition theory, which predicts that the number of species that can coexist a ...
... variation in cell size among different species and reflects the true contribution of individual species to phytoplankton community composition. We use Simpson’s diversity index as it is numerically analogous to resource-competition theory, which predicts that the number of species that can coexist a ...
“superspecies”, represented in Italy by three
... Introduced salmonids. Besides trout, Italian streams often host two similar species from North America, which were introduced for fishing reasons. The most well-known is Onchorhynchus mykiss, or rainbow trout. Known as Salmo gairdneri until recently, this species was imported to Europe from North Am ...
... Introduced salmonids. Besides trout, Italian streams often host two similar species from North America, which were introduced for fishing reasons. The most well-known is Onchorhynchus mykiss, or rainbow trout. Known as Salmo gairdneri until recently, this species was imported to Europe from North Am ...
ATTENUATION OF TOP-DOWN AND BOTTOM-UP FORCES IN A COMPLEX TERRESTRIAL COMMUNITY D
... then grouped into 8 blocks of 4 plots each. The transect bearing (2458) was determined by aerial photographs to closely parallel the edge of mature forest on older substrate of greater soil fertility, which provided an allocthonous pool of foraging birds. Before assigning treatments to plots, I rand ...
... then grouped into 8 blocks of 4 plots each. The transect bearing (2458) was determined by aerial photographs to closely parallel the edge of mature forest on older substrate of greater soil fertility, which provided an allocthonous pool of foraging birds. Before assigning treatments to plots, I rand ...
Ecological Succession
... Secondary succession - takes place where a community has been removed, e.g., in a plowed field or a clear-cut forest or fire. Pioneer Community The pioneer community is made up of grasses. Insects, small mammals and reptiles make their home here. If the soil has been disturbed, weeds are the first ...
... Secondary succession - takes place where a community has been removed, e.g., in a plowed field or a clear-cut forest or fire. Pioneer Community The pioneer community is made up of grasses. Insects, small mammals and reptiles make their home here. If the soil has been disturbed, weeds are the first ...
Alternative Dynamic Regimes and Trophic Control of Plant Succession
... largely view it as a process dominated by competitive replacement of colonizing plant species (Connell and Slatyer 1977; Bazzaz 1979; Peet and Christensen 1980; Pickett and others 1987; Tilman 1988). It is argued that fast-growing, short-lived species that best cope with high light and low nutrient ...
... largely view it as a process dominated by competitive replacement of colonizing plant species (Connell and Slatyer 1977; Bazzaz 1979; Peet and Christensen 1980; Pickett and others 1987; Tilman 1988). It is argued that fast-growing, short-lived species that best cope with high light and low nutrient ...
3. Project Outputs and Rationale
... cultivation, mono-cropping of cash crops); animal husbandry (unmanaged grazing and seasonal migration); forest usage (extraction practices, high levels of consumption of fuel-wood and timber for construction); and competing needs for land (for forest protection, biodiversity conservation, urban sett ...
... cultivation, mono-cropping of cash crops); animal husbandry (unmanaged grazing and seasonal migration); forest usage (extraction practices, high levels of consumption of fuel-wood and timber for construction); and competing needs for land (for forest protection, biodiversity conservation, urban sett ...
Grasshopper
... Grasshoppers are leaping insects that are found all over the world. They live mostly in forests or grasslands, but they are also common in gardens. Their brown or green coloring helps them blend in with the plants and dirt around them. Grasshoppers are closely related to crickets. grasshopper - Stud ...
... Grasshoppers are leaping insects that are found all over the world. They live mostly in forests or grasslands, but they are also common in gardens. Their brown or green coloring helps them blend in with the plants and dirt around them. Grasshoppers are closely related to crickets. grasshopper - Stud ...
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... wrote: ‘An ecosystem is greater than the sum of its parts’. This is another way of saying that an ecosystem is a functioning system, not just living things and their non-living surroundings. When you think about any ecosystem, remember its three essential parts: 1. a living community consisting of v ...
... wrote: ‘An ecosystem is greater than the sum of its parts’. This is another way of saying that an ecosystem is a functioning system, not just living things and their non-living surroundings. When you think about any ecosystem, remember its three essential parts: 1. a living community consisting of v ...
Plant–soil feedbacks: connecting ecosystem ecology and evolution
... © 2016 The Authors. Functional Ecology © 2016 British Ecological Society, Functional Ecology, 30, 1032–1042 ...
... © 2016 The Authors. Functional Ecology © 2016 British Ecological Society, Functional Ecology, 30, 1032–1042 ...
Aquatic Ecosystems
... Aquatic plants usually consist of algae and mosses attached to permanent stream substrates. Rooted aquatic vegetation may occur where substrates are suitable and high currents do not scour the stream bottom. Luxuriant beds of vascular plants may grow in some areas such as spring-fed streams in Flor ...
... Aquatic plants usually consist of algae and mosses attached to permanent stream substrates. Rooted aquatic vegetation may occur where substrates are suitable and high currents do not scour the stream bottom. Luxuriant beds of vascular plants may grow in some areas such as spring-fed streams in Flor ...
Wetlands 2 Student - Shuswap Watershed Project
... Marshes are the most productive wetlands supporting a wide variety of plants and animals. Typical marshes are characterized by an outer ring of emergent vegetation encircling an area of deeper, open water (usually 2.0 metres deep or less) that supports a community of submergent and floating-leaved v ...
... Marshes are the most productive wetlands supporting a wide variety of plants and animals. Typical marshes are characterized by an outer ring of emergent vegetation encircling an area of deeper, open water (usually 2.0 metres deep or less) that supports a community of submergent and floating-leaved v ...
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... Jackson et al. (1995) stated that while every restoration project is unique, all include the following elements: n Judgement of need. The process of ecological restoration begins with a judgement ...
... Jackson et al. (1995) stated that while every restoration project is unique, all include the following elements: n Judgement of need. The process of ecological restoration begins with a judgement ...
Plant community responses to long-term fertilization: Changes in
... affect plant species richness (Fig. 1), despite the fact that fertilization significantly increased total ...
... affect plant species richness (Fig. 1), despite the fact that fertilization significantly increased total ...
19Molles5e
... Includes major atmospheric pool - N2. Only nitrogen fixers can use atmospheric supply directly. Energy-demanding process. N2 reduced to ammonia (NH3). Once N is fixed it is available to organisms. Upon death of an organism, N can be released by fungi and bacteria during decomposition. ...
... Includes major atmospheric pool - N2. Only nitrogen fixers can use atmospheric supply directly. Energy-demanding process. N2 reduced to ammonia (NH3). Once N is fixed it is available to organisms. Upon death of an organism, N can be released by fungi and bacteria during decomposition. ...
Global biodiversity patterns of marine phytoplankton and zooplankton
... for example, Yandal gold province, whereas those related to depositional sites, such as high iron or carbon content, will account for some of the variability between deposits. A ...
... for example, Yandal gold province, whereas those related to depositional sites, such as high iron or carbon content, will account for some of the variability between deposits. A ...
Small bugs with a big impact: linking plankton ecology with
... layer, but dead cells and other particles containing organic material, especially fecal pellets, sink to below the pycnocline, where the nutrients may be remineralized. Rapid turnover of nutrients in the surface layer fuels ‘regenerated production’ although this recycling does not prevent a steady d ...
... layer, but dead cells and other particles containing organic material, especially fecal pellets, sink to below the pycnocline, where the nutrients may be remineralized. Rapid turnover of nutrients in the surface layer fuels ‘regenerated production’ although this recycling does not prevent a steady d ...
Curly Leaf Pondweed (Potamogeton crispus)
... winter annual through the production of dormant buds called turions (Calting & Dobson, 1985). ...
... winter annual through the production of dormant buds called turions (Calting & Dobson, 1985). ...