Evolution and Biodiversity
... lifestyle, behavior, chemistry, and genetics (a variation of the morphological species concept). Also: is a set of individuals that can mate and produce fertile offspring. Generalists: live in a very wide range of habitats and have very broad fundamental niches Specialists: live in a few habitats (o ...
... lifestyle, behavior, chemistry, and genetics (a variation of the morphological species concept). Also: is a set of individuals that can mate and produce fertile offspring. Generalists: live in a very wide range of habitats and have very broad fundamental niches Specialists: live in a few habitats (o ...
Ecological Succession Ecological succession
... • Organisms at the second trophic level • Organism with the highest concentration of toxins ...
... • Organisms at the second trophic level • Organism with the highest concentration of toxins ...
biodiversity - Association of American Geographers
... The term biodiversity refers to the extraordinary variety of the world’s organisms, the complex patterns of their interdependence, and the understanding that this diversity is absolutely essential to the viability of all life on the planet. The Convention on Biological Diversity describes the concep ...
... The term biodiversity refers to the extraordinary variety of the world’s organisms, the complex patterns of their interdependence, and the understanding that this diversity is absolutely essential to the viability of all life on the planet. The Convention on Biological Diversity describes the concep ...
File - Curry`s Wacky World
... Brown anole eventually out-competed the green anole, thereby reducing the green anole’s realized niche ...
... Brown anole eventually out-competed the green anole, thereby reducing the green anole’s realized niche ...
Workshop 4. Economy and SD: Ecological Economics
... economic and noneconomic specializations and advanced master course for economists; To develop manual for practical work, like in Environment Science course; To collect examples of ecological problems and they economic effects for different regions and economical systems of the Baltic Sea Region ...
... economic and noneconomic specializations and advanced master course for economists; To develop manual for practical work, like in Environment Science course; To collect examples of ecological problems and they economic effects for different regions and economical systems of the Baltic Sea Region ...
Interspecies Interactions
... • Populations may be linked by 4 interactions: competition, predation, mutualism, and commensalism ...
... • Populations may be linked by 4 interactions: competition, predation, mutualism, and commensalism ...
Ecological Succession - The Consulting Students
... Primary succession – Begins on sights that have not previously had plants growing on them, such as beaches, larva flows, severe landslips, ponds and bare rock. Secondary succession – Begins in areas where a disturbance removes some or all species but the soil remains. Community structure is not ...
... Primary succession – Begins on sights that have not previously had plants growing on them, such as beaches, larva flows, severe landslips, ponds and bare rock. Secondary succession – Begins in areas where a disturbance removes some or all species but the soil remains. Community structure is not ...
3 - School-Portal.co.uk
... (a)The species have been carried by marine trade on the hulls of ships and in bilge and ballast water and the movements tend to be between developed areas, reflecting trade patterns. Some areas are not involved; these tend to have less trade. There may be some specific knowledge of individual specie ...
... (a)The species have been carried by marine trade on the hulls of ships and in bilge and ballast water and the movements tend to be between developed areas, reflecting trade patterns. Some areas are not involved; these tend to have less trade. There may be some specific knowledge of individual specie ...
04Raven
... Brown anole eventually out-competed the green anole, thereby reducing the green anole’s realized niche ...
... Brown anole eventually out-competed the green anole, thereby reducing the green anole’s realized niche ...
ch04 - Bwyoung
... Brown anole eventually out-competed the green anole, thereby reducing the green anole’s realized niche ...
... Brown anole eventually out-competed the green anole, thereby reducing the green anole’s realized niche ...
Chapter 4 Ecosystems and Living Organisms
... Brown anole eventually out-competed the green anole, thereby reducing the green anole’s realized niche ...
... Brown anole eventually out-competed the green anole, thereby reducing the green anole’s realized niche ...
Community Ecology - Jedi`s Biology Web Page
... Levels of biological diversity (biodiversity) Humans are reducing Earth’s diversity of life Biodiversity = variety of life at all levels of organization • Species diversity • Genetic diversity • Population and community diversity Species diversity Species diversity = the number or variety of species ...
... Levels of biological diversity (biodiversity) Humans are reducing Earth’s diversity of life Biodiversity = variety of life at all levels of organization • Species diversity • Genetic diversity • Population and community diversity Species diversity Species diversity = the number or variety of species ...
Ecology Unit/Chapter Title: Ecology/ Chapters 52
... • Articulate the reasons that scientific explanations and theories about why global distribution of ecosystems changes substantially over time are refined or replaced. • Predict the impacts of human activities on an ecosystem. • Make claims or predictions about the effects of variation on population ...
... • Articulate the reasons that scientific explanations and theories about why global distribution of ecosystems changes substantially over time are refined or replaced. • Predict the impacts of human activities on an ecosystem. • Make claims or predictions about the effects of variation on population ...
Chapter 4
... about the individual. Niche = full range of physical and biological conditions in which an organism lives and the way in which the organism uses those conditions. ...
... about the individual. Niche = full range of physical and biological conditions in which an organism lives and the way in which the organism uses those conditions. ...
Chapter 5
... are a few of many factors that affect the size of a population. • Abiotic factors-nonliving factors that affect population size • Biotic factors-factor that is related to the activities of living things. ...
... are a few of many factors that affect the size of a population. • Abiotic factors-nonliving factors that affect population size • Biotic factors-factor that is related to the activities of living things. ...
Ecological Footprint Lab
... (ii) Why do you think these regions contain the countries with the smallest footprints in the world? 2. Analyzing the ecologic deficit/reserve of the world’s continents. (1a from above) a. Which two continents have the greatest ecological deficits? ...
... (ii) Why do you think these regions contain the countries with the smallest footprints in the world? 2. Analyzing the ecologic deficit/reserve of the world’s continents. (1a from above) a. Which two continents have the greatest ecological deficits? ...
ecology refresher - Science With Horne
... Where is it high? Where is it low? Net primary productivity (NPP) ...
... Where is it high? Where is it low? Net primary productivity (NPP) ...
Unit 5
... to the carrying capacity of the habitat 5.- Population Cycles are fluctuations in population size in response to varying effects of limiting factors. ...
... to the carrying capacity of the habitat 5.- Population Cycles are fluctuations in population size in response to varying effects of limiting factors. ...
Chapter 7 Community Ecology Core Case Study: American Alligator
... 47. Evidence suggests that some communities have one of two properties, but not both. Name the 2 properties. ...
... 47. Evidence suggests that some communities have one of two properties, but not both. Name the 2 properties. ...
Ecological Succession
... What is ecological succession? Process by which communities in a particular area change over time What is a climax community? It is a stable community that is not going to be replaced over time due to simple ecological succession; a major natural disaster would have to occur for it to be replaced (s ...
... What is ecological succession? Process by which communities in a particular area change over time What is a climax community? It is a stable community that is not going to be replaced over time due to simple ecological succession; a major natural disaster would have to occur for it to be replaced (s ...
INVASIVE SPECIES 6-8
... photosynthesis and the transfer of energy through the interactions of organisms and the environment. Grade Seven: Diversity and Interdependence of Life 2. Investigate how organisms or populations may interact with one another through symbiotic relationships and how some species have become so adapte ...
... photosynthesis and the transfer of energy through the interactions of organisms and the environment. Grade Seven: Diversity and Interdependence of Life 2. Investigate how organisms or populations may interact with one another through symbiotic relationships and how some species have become so adapte ...
Ecological fitting
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.