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... homogeneous habitat with few resources or microhabitats will support fewer species than one with more • A comparison of diversities between 2 habitats of different structural complexity would be a betweenhabitat comparison • A within-habitat approach is preferable in comparing diversity between diff ...
... homogeneous habitat with few resources or microhabitats will support fewer species than one with more • A comparison of diversities between 2 habitats of different structural complexity would be a betweenhabitat comparison • A within-habitat approach is preferable in comparing diversity between diff ...
Evolution Project File
... This project ties together the Ecology and Evolution units. You may work by yourself or with a partner. No more than TWO people may work together! You will have several days in class to work on this assignment. This project will count as a test grade and is due on Friday, October 18. Components A ...
... This project ties together the Ecology and Evolution units. You may work by yourself or with a partner. No more than TWO people may work together! You will have several days in class to work on this assignment. This project will count as a test grade and is due on Friday, October 18. Components A ...
Biomes
... • Pesticides, cleaning agents, drugs, and other chemicals used by humans are making their way into food webs around the globe. • The long term effects of chemicals may not be clear until after many years. • The bald eagle was endangered because of a pesticide known as DDT. Although DDT is now illega ...
... • Pesticides, cleaning agents, drugs, and other chemicals used by humans are making their way into food webs around the globe. • The long term effects of chemicals may not be clear until after many years. • The bald eagle was endangered because of a pesticide known as DDT. Although DDT is now illega ...
Community Ecology - Jedi`s Biology Web Page
... • Species diversity • Genetic diversity • Population and community diversity Species diversity Species diversity = the number or variety of species in a particular region • Richness = the number of species • Evenness (relative abundance) = the similarity in numbers between species Speciation adds to ...
... • Species diversity • Genetic diversity • Population and community diversity Species diversity Species diversity = the number or variety of species in a particular region • Richness = the number of species • Evenness (relative abundance) = the similarity in numbers between species Speciation adds to ...
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... 2. Know the two main hypotheses for why plant communities have different species assemblages 3. Know the 5 potential interspecific interactions between species 4. Know the difference between bottomup and top-down control mechanisms ...
... 2. Know the two main hypotheses for why plant communities have different species assemblages 3. Know the 5 potential interspecific interactions between species 4. Know the difference between bottomup and top-down control mechanisms ...
Gause`s competitive exclusion principle and “the
... resource cannot coexist if all other ecological factors are constant (http://www.ggause.com) ...
... resource cannot coexist if all other ecological factors are constant (http://www.ggause.com) ...
The Tropical Rain Forest
... and species-rich terrestrial ecosystem on earth • How can such productive forests grow on soils of extremely low fertility? • Why is biological diversity so high in the tropics? • What are the consequences of the expected, almost-total loss of humid tropical forests? ...
... and species-rich terrestrial ecosystem on earth • How can such productive forests grow on soils of extremely low fertility? • Why is biological diversity so high in the tropics? • What are the consequences of the expected, almost-total loss of humid tropical forests? ...
Environmental Science 2
... • Speciation: the development of a new species • Why? – environmental pressures allow for individual/species change ...
... • Speciation: the development of a new species • Why? – environmental pressures allow for individual/species change ...
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... 4. Is the following sentence true or false? The struggle between organisms to survive in a habitat with limited resources is called natural selection. 5. Is the following sentence true or false? Specializing can reduce competition. ...
... 4. Is the following sentence true or false? The struggle between organisms to survive in a habitat with limited resources is called natural selection. 5. Is the following sentence true or false? Specializing can reduce competition. ...
What do Ecologists Study?
... • Niche: organism’s way of life; multi-dimensional; in theory, only one species can occupy a niche (ecological species concept) • Energy Flow: producers, autotrophs, phytoplankton; consumers, heterotrophs, zooplankton, herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, detritivores, decomposers – Food Chains: ~90% ...
... • Niche: organism’s way of life; multi-dimensional; in theory, only one species can occupy a niche (ecological species concept) • Energy Flow: producers, autotrophs, phytoplankton; consumers, heterotrophs, zooplankton, herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, detritivores, decomposers – Food Chains: ~90% ...
ch 7 vocabulary questions community ecology1
... 5. What is the theory of island biogeography? How do the size of an island and its distance from a mainland affect its species diversity? 6. Why are birds good indicator species? Explain why amphibians are considered indicator species, and list reasons for declines in their populations. 7. Describe ...
... 5. What is the theory of island biogeography? How do the size of an island and its distance from a mainland affect its species diversity? 6. Why are birds good indicator species? Explain why amphibians are considered indicator species, and list reasons for declines in their populations. 7. Describe ...
CANE TOAD - Global Science
... • Introducing a new species to an ecosystem can have detrimental affects. A new species can totally change the habitat and place it at risk. • When a new species is introduced to an ecosystem they have no natural predators which results in them multiplying ...
... • Introducing a new species to an ecosystem can have detrimental affects. A new species can totally change the habitat and place it at risk. • When a new species is introduced to an ecosystem they have no natural predators which results in them multiplying ...
Functional diversity of bird communities: a large
... Birds provide many ecosystem services including seed dispersal, pollination and predation. The efficacy of provision depends on the diversity of communities. Biodiversity is often reported as species diversity, which can be partitioned into species richness (number of species) and species evenness ( ...
... Birds provide many ecosystem services including seed dispersal, pollination and predation. The efficacy of provision depends on the diversity of communities. Biodiversity is often reported as species diversity, which can be partitioned into species richness (number of species) and species evenness ( ...
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... may render an environment hostile to a species. For example, temperatures may change and a species may not be able to adapt. Food resources may be affected by environmental changes, which will then cause problems for a species requiring these resources. Other species may become better adapted to an ...
... may render an environment hostile to a species. For example, temperatures may change and a species may not be able to adapt. Food resources may be affected by environmental changes, which will then cause problems for a species requiring these resources. Other species may become better adapted to an ...
Ecology - bulldog biology
... Mutualism and Commensalisms Mutualism - cooperative relationship Both species benefit ...
... Mutualism and Commensalisms Mutualism - cooperative relationship Both species benefit ...
Ch08
... set of taxa, bounded by barriers that prevent the spread of those distinctive kinds of life to other regions. ...
... set of taxa, bounded by barriers that prevent the spread of those distinctive kinds of life to other regions. ...
Interactions in the Ecosystem Habitats and Niches
... they will compete for the insects of that size in places where they live together. If one species is better at catching the insects, the other species will not get enough food and eventually die (or become extinct). ...
... they will compete for the insects of that size in places where they live together. If one species is better at catching the insects, the other species will not get enough food and eventually die (or become extinct). ...
Chapter 56 Guided Notes Concept 56.1: Human activities threaten
... • Rates of species extinction are difficult to determine under natural conditions • The high rate of species extinction is largely a result of ecosystem degradation by • Humans are threatening Earth’s biodiversity Three Levels of Biodiversity • Biodiversity has three main components: ...
... • Rates of species extinction are difficult to determine under natural conditions • The high rate of species extinction is largely a result of ecosystem degradation by • Humans are threatening Earth’s biodiversity Three Levels of Biodiversity • Biodiversity has three main components: ...
Biodiversity - My Teacher Pages
... ecosystems on earth and the ecological processes of which they are a part of. Or… describes the variety of and relationships between all life ...
... ecosystems on earth and the ecological processes of which they are a part of. Or… describes the variety of and relationships between all life ...
Do the physical dimensions of a tide pool affect the diversity of
... Tide pools • Allow organisms to escape high temperatures and desiccation • Acts as breeding and nursing grounds, provides protection and a feeding habitat • Can also be stressful environments • Changing ocean salinity, temperature and pH ...
... Tide pools • Allow organisms to escape high temperatures and desiccation • Acts as breeding and nursing grounds, provides protection and a feeding habitat • Can also be stressful environments • Changing ocean salinity, temperature and pH ...