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Descent with Modification
... Explain what Darwin meant by “descent with modification.” Explain what evidence convinced Darwin that species change over time. Explain how Linnaeus’ classification scheme fit Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection. Describe the three inferences Darwin made from his observations that led ...
... Explain what Darwin meant by “descent with modification.” Explain what evidence convinced Darwin that species change over time. Explain how Linnaeus’ classification scheme fit Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection. Describe the three inferences Darwin made from his observations that led ...
Effect of Parity on Productivity and Sustainability of
... forces also impact food chain productivity. They considered a food chain with three trophic levels (carnivores, herbivores and plants) where the carnivores (predators) regulate the herbivore (prey) population, which in turn allows plants to flourish. In other words, the abundance of the plant popula ...
... forces also impact food chain productivity. They considered a food chain with three trophic levels (carnivores, herbivores and plants) where the carnivores (predators) regulate the herbivore (prey) population, which in turn allows plants to flourish. In other words, the abundance of the plant popula ...
4-2 What Shapes an Ecosystem? Slide 1 of 39
... Components of an ecosystem can be changed by natural events, such as fires. When the disturbance is over, community interactions tend to restore the ecosystem to its original condition through secondary succession. ...
... Components of an ecosystem can be changed by natural events, such as fires. When the disturbance is over, community interactions tend to restore the ecosystem to its original condition through secondary succession. ...
Viewpoint: A theoretical basis for planning woody plant control to
... In contrast, low disturbance frequencies and intensities result in habitats that are almost entirely late successional, whereas with high disturbance frequencies and intensities almost all areas are newly disturbed. Thus, the intermediate disturbance hypothesis provides a theoretical basis for apply ...
... In contrast, low disturbance frequencies and intensities result in habitats that are almost entirely late successional, whereas with high disturbance frequencies and intensities almost all areas are newly disturbed. Thus, the intermediate disturbance hypothesis provides a theoretical basis for apply ...
The structure of N eotropical mammal communities: an appraisal of
... theoretical ecology. Indeed, many of the major hypotheses about community structure were developed by ecologists attempting to understand the complexity of tropical systems. Hypotheses espousing the importance of competition, predation, resource allocation, or life history strategies in structuring ...
... theoretical ecology. Indeed, many of the major hypotheses about community structure were developed by ecologists attempting to understand the complexity of tropical systems. Hypotheses espousing the importance of competition, predation, resource allocation, or life history strategies in structuring ...
bottom-up regulation of plant community structure in an aridland
... and interactions (Oksanen et al. 1981, Power 1992, Polis 1999, Oksanen and Oksanen 2000, Ernest and Brown 2001). With regard to controls in herbaceous plant communities, net primary production is positively correlated with precipitation across a moisture gradient from desert to savanna (Webb et al. ...
... and interactions (Oksanen et al. 1981, Power 1992, Polis 1999, Oksanen and Oksanen 2000, Ernest and Brown 2001). With regard to controls in herbaceous plant communities, net primary production is positively correlated with precipitation across a moisture gradient from desert to savanna (Webb et al. ...
Effects of trophic similarity on community composition
... pool of species considered. Species’ diets are determined not only by morphological and physiological attributes constrained by processes such as evolutionary history, but also by the availability of prey that vary among places and over time. In niche theory, this is the well-known difference betwee ...
... pool of species considered. Species’ diets are determined not only by morphological and physiological attributes constrained by processes such as evolutionary history, but also by the availability of prey that vary among places and over time. In niche theory, this is the well-known difference betwee ...
Demographic drivers of successional changes in phylogenetic
... whether early-successional species tended to be more closely related than expected by chance, and latesuccessional species more distantly related than expected by chance. Because the pioneer vs. non-pioneer categorization is seen as false dichotomy (Wright et al. 2003), we defined a third category, t ...
... whether early-successional species tended to be more closely related than expected by chance, and latesuccessional species more distantly related than expected by chance. Because the pioneer vs. non-pioneer categorization is seen as false dichotomy (Wright et al. 2003), we defined a third category, t ...
School in the Clouds and Education Standards Hawk Mountain`s
... Hawk Mountain’s School in the Clouds program introduces students to raptors, their migration, and the scientific study of these organisms. Students learn where raptors “fit” in the animal kingdom and in the environments in which they exist. This inquiry-based program asks students to take on the rol ...
... Hawk Mountain’s School in the Clouds program introduces students to raptors, their migration, and the scientific study of these organisms. Students learn where raptors “fit” in the animal kingdom and in the environments in which they exist. This inquiry-based program asks students to take on the rol ...
Untitled - For Studerende
... order to obtain information for the fieldwork database (FD) about as many interactions as possible, between all trophic levels in the ecological network. 2.1.1 Technique 1 This technique focused on direct observations of interactions between invertebrates and plants. It was designed in a phytocentri ...
... order to obtain information for the fieldwork database (FD) about as many interactions as possible, between all trophic levels in the ecological network. 2.1.1 Technique 1 This technique focused on direct observations of interactions between invertebrates and plants. It was designed in a phytocentri ...
Ants, Bees, Wasps and the Majority of Insect Parasitoids.
... Antarctica. It is morphologically well defined, and considered beyond a doubt to be a natural group. Although there is no common name that applies to the whole order, its members are generally referred to as bees, wasps, and ants, which actually represent only three of the more distinctive groups of ...
... Antarctica. It is morphologically well defined, and considered beyond a doubt to be a natural group. Although there is no common name that applies to the whole order, its members are generally referred to as bees, wasps, and ants, which actually represent only three of the more distinctive groups of ...
Red swamp crayfish Scientific name: Procambarus clarkii
... can in turn impact other organisms by reducing protective cover, substratum, and breeding sites. Additionally, in nutrient‐rich lakes, hydrophyte destruction causes the lake to switch from clear to turbid dominated by microalgae (Gherardi and Acquistapace 2007). Consumption of invertebrates a ...
... can in turn impact other organisms by reducing protective cover, substratum, and breeding sites. Additionally, in nutrient‐rich lakes, hydrophyte destruction causes the lake to switch from clear to turbid dominated by microalgae (Gherardi and Acquistapace 2007). Consumption of invertebrates a ...
Sedum cools soil and can improve neighboring plant
... 2007; Schroll et al., 2009). Lundholm (2005) suggested a ‘habitat template’ approach, looking to natural ecosystems with physical characteristics similar to those on a roof to identify potential species. While this method is promising (Lundholm et al., 2009, 2010), it has yet to be widely adopted (B ...
... 2007; Schroll et al., 2009). Lundholm (2005) suggested a ‘habitat template’ approach, looking to natural ecosystems with physical characteristics similar to those on a roof to identify potential species. While this method is promising (Lundholm et al., 2009, 2010), it has yet to be widely adopted (B ...
Chapter 7: Ecological Life Histories
... and, to a lesser extent, nutrients are the factors most responsible for the growth of individuals through gaps or inside a closed canopy. In dry forests, water is more important than light as the factor that determines the success of individuals. Some life-history traits in dry forest trees are smal ...
... and, to a lesser extent, nutrients are the factors most responsible for the growth of individuals through gaps or inside a closed canopy. In dry forests, water is more important than light as the factor that determines the success of individuals. Some life-history traits in dry forest trees are smal ...
Plants and insects in early oldfield succession
... The concept of succession in communities is one of the oldest in ecology, yet the underlying processes are among the least understood. This lack of understanding has been summed up by Horn (1981) with the comment that “the only sweeping generalization that can safely be made about succession is that ...
... The concept of succession in communities is one of the oldest in ecology, yet the underlying processes are among the least understood. This lack of understanding has been summed up by Horn (1981) with the comment that “the only sweeping generalization that can safely be made about succession is that ...
Arctic Terrestrial Biodiversity Monitoring Plan
... key processes/functions occurring in the Arctic? » How and where are these terrestrial focal species, populations, communities, landscapes/ecosystems and key processes/ functions changing? » What are the primary environmental and anthropogenic drivers and how do they influence changes in biodiversit ...
... key processes/functions occurring in the Arctic? » How and where are these terrestrial focal species, populations, communities, landscapes/ecosystems and key processes/ functions changing? » What are the primary environmental and anthropogenic drivers and how do they influence changes in biodiversit ...
Tree genotype mediates covariance among communities from
... which states that communities living in close physical proximity are correlated because they interact with the same genetically determined plant traits and are likely to interact with each other. For example, fungal and arthropod communities associated with Populus twigs and leaves may be closely li ...
... which states that communities living in close physical proximity are correlated because they interact with the same genetically determined plant traits and are likely to interact with each other. For example, fungal and arthropod communities associated with Populus twigs and leaves may be closely li ...
Nordic Society Oikos
... an acrimonious debate, which has continued for nearly two decades (Wiens 1989, Gotelli and Graves 1996). Much of the controversy has surrounded the statistical details of Connor and Simberloff's (1979) null model (Alatalo 1982, Diamond and Gilpin 1982, Gilpin and Diamond 1982, 1984, 1987, Wright and ...
... an acrimonious debate, which has continued for nearly two decades (Wiens 1989, Gotelli and Graves 1996). Much of the controversy has surrounded the statistical details of Connor and Simberloff's (1979) null model (Alatalo 1982, Diamond and Gilpin 1982, Gilpin and Diamond 1982, 1984, 1987, Wright and ...
Asymmetric competition between plant species
... sterilis and Papaver rhoeas. A detailed description of the experiment is given elsewhere (Lintell Smith et al. 1999). The experiment consisted of 48 3 × 3 m plots marked out in an area of field (36 × 48 m) that had been ploughed and rolled prior to the start of the experiment. Plots were separated b ...
... sterilis and Papaver rhoeas. A detailed description of the experiment is given elsewhere (Lintell Smith et al. 1999). The experiment consisted of 48 3 × 3 m plots marked out in an area of field (36 × 48 m) that had been ploughed and rolled prior to the start of the experiment. Plots were separated b ...
How will biotic interactions influence climate change–induced range
... but few studies assess how and whether these interactions will impede or accelerate climate change–induced range shifts. In this paper, we explore how ecologists might move forward on this question. We first outline the conditions under which biotic interactions can result in range shifts that proce ...
... but few studies assess how and whether these interactions will impede or accelerate climate change–induced range shifts. In this paper, we explore how ecologists might move forward on this question. We first outline the conditions under which biotic interactions can result in range shifts that proce ...
The Ecological Atlantic
... epidemics, but once they had infected all available people, they ‘burned out’ and disappeared for years, until a new population of susceptibles grew up. Eventually, where populations were large and dense enough, they became childhood diseases which everyone encountered in the first few years of life ...
... epidemics, but once they had infected all available people, they ‘burned out’ and disappeared for years, until a new population of susceptibles grew up. Eventually, where populations were large and dense enough, they became childhood diseases which everyone encountered in the first few years of life ...
as a PDF
... of overlap of the graphs. Species 1 will increase in green dotted areas and species 2 will increase in areas of red dots. The important thing to note is that there will be no equilibrium of the two species unless the diagonal lines cross each other. In Fig. 2.2a and 2.2b there is no equilibrium and ...
... of overlap of the graphs. Species 1 will increase in green dotted areas and species 2 will increase in areas of red dots. The important thing to note is that there will be no equilibrium of the two species unless the diagonal lines cross each other. In Fig. 2.2a and 2.2b there is no equilibrium and ...
A pharyngeal jaw evolutionary innovation
... that allow a lineage to cross a functional barrier and gain access to new niches (1). They are often framed as “key innovations” that can promote rapid diversification in the groups that evolve them (2, 3), and the search for key innovations has become a major component of modern macroevolutionary s ...
... that allow a lineage to cross a functional barrier and gain access to new niches (1). They are often framed as “key innovations” that can promote rapid diversification in the groups that evolve them (2, 3), and the search for key innovations has become a major component of modern macroevolutionary s ...
Ecological fitting
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Ecological fitting is ""the process whereby organisms colonize and persist in novel environments, use novel resources or form novel associations with other species as a result of the suites of traits that they carry at the time they encounter the novel condition.” It can be understood as a situation in which a species' interactions with its biotic and abiotic environment seem to indicate a history of coevolution, when in actuality the relevant traits evolved in response to a different set of biotic and abiotic conditions. The simplest form of ecological fitting is resource tracking, in which an organism continues to exploit the same resources, but in a new host or environment. In this framework, the organism occupies a multidimensional operative environment defined by the conditions in which it can persist, similar to the idea of the Hutchinsonian niche. In this case, a species can colonize new environments (e.g. an area with the same temperature and water regime) and/or form new species interactions (e.g. a parasite infecting a new host) which can lead to the misinterpretation of the relationship as coevolution, although the organism has not evolved and is continuing to exploit the same resources it always has. The more strict definition of ecological fitting requires that a species encounter an environment or host outside of its original operative environment and obtain realized fitness based on traits developed in previous environments that are now co-opted for a new purpose. This strict form of ecological fitting can also be expressed either as colonization of new habitat or the formation of new species interactions.