Drawing ecological inferences from coincident patterns of
... a seeming match between the traits of organisms and the environments in which they live. For example, plants with small, thick leaves are typically associated with hot and dry environments (Ehleringer 1985), while animal body size often increases as a function of decreasing temperature (Watt et al. ...
... a seeming match between the traits of organisms and the environments in which they live. For example, plants with small, thick leaves are typically associated with hot and dry environments (Ehleringer 1985), while animal body size often increases as a function of decreasing temperature (Watt et al. ...
Frontiers of Ecology
... cooccurred (Pellmyr et al. 1998). These techniques could enable us to determine whether populations, species, and communities that share a history of cooccurrence exhibit properties different from those created largely from recent invasions or restoration efforts. They will help us determine whether ...
... cooccurred (Pellmyr et al. 1998). These techniques could enable us to determine whether populations, species, and communities that share a history of cooccurrence exhibit properties different from those created largely from recent invasions or restoration efforts. They will help us determine whether ...
A new and presumably now extinct species of Millepora
... of this stenotopic limpet. Thus, the fate of the new species M . boschmai would seem to represent the second known recent extinction of a marine invertebrate, and the first documented case of extinction of a tropical marine organism due to natural causes. Elements of the eastern Pacific reef coral f ...
... of this stenotopic limpet. Thus, the fate of the new species M . boschmai would seem to represent the second known recent extinction of a marine invertebrate, and the first documented case of extinction of a tropical marine organism due to natural causes. Elements of the eastern Pacific reef coral f ...
Frontiers of Ecology - Integrative Biology
... cooccurred (Pellmyr et al. 1998). These techniques could enable us to determine whether populations, species, and communities that share a history of cooccurrence exhibit properties different from those created largely from recent invasions or restoration efforts. They will help us determine whether ...
... cooccurred (Pellmyr et al. 1998). These techniques could enable us to determine whether populations, species, and communities that share a history of cooccurrence exhibit properties different from those created largely from recent invasions or restoration efforts. They will help us determine whether ...
modeling biodiversity dynamics in countryside landscapes
... group and the region being studied and z is a constant that depends on the sampling regime and scale (Rosenzweig 1995). When sampling different islands of an archipelago or other types of habitat isolates (mountaintops, forest fragments, etc.), z typically takes values from 0.25 to 0.35. The z value ...
... group and the region being studied and z is a constant that depends on the sampling regime and scale (Rosenzweig 1995). When sampling different islands of an archipelago or other types of habitat isolates (mountaintops, forest fragments, etc.), z typically takes values from 0.25 to 0.35. The z value ...
Chapter 3 - apel slice
... In 1998, 26 nations agreed to ban mining and oil exploration in Antarctica for at least 50 years. As resources become more scarce elsewhere in the world, the debate will surely continue. E 82 Types of Environmental Issues The debate about Antarctica's future is just one environmental issue that peop ...
... In 1998, 26 nations agreed to ban mining and oil exploration in Antarctica for at least 50 years. As resources become more scarce elsewhere in the world, the debate will surely continue. E 82 Types of Environmental Issues The debate about Antarctica's future is just one environmental issue that peop ...
Name Period
... 4. Wegener hypothesized that the continents formed part of a single land mass, or __________________. a. mid-ocean ridge. b. monocontinent. c. supercontinent. d. world land. 5. When did Wegener think that small continents began forming? ____________________________. a. 25 million years ago. b. 2.5 b ...
... 4. Wegener hypothesized that the continents formed part of a single land mass, or __________________. a. mid-ocean ridge. b. monocontinent. c. supercontinent. d. world land. 5. When did Wegener think that small continents began forming? ____________________________. a. 25 million years ago. b. 2.5 b ...
Most-Missed Questions
... In groups of no more than 3: 1. List the common name of 4 benthic organisms within the classroom 2. List the common names of 3 organisms using camouflage & describe the camouflage. 3. When a fish is stressed it will often lose its color (bleaching) or become very dark to blend into the background. ...
... In groups of no more than 3: 1. List the common name of 4 benthic organisms within the classroom 2. List the common names of 3 organisms using camouflage & describe the camouflage. 3. When a fish is stressed it will often lose its color (bleaching) or become very dark to blend into the background. ...
Co-occurrence of demersal fishes in a tropical bay in
... real data matrix obtained by field sampling would be compared with the distribution of co-occurring pairs for random distribution of simulated data matrices (observed expected), using randomization tests accomplished with EcoSim software (Gotelli and Entsminger, 2001). A variety of null model algo ...
... real data matrix obtained by field sampling would be compared with the distribution of co-occurring pairs for random distribution of simulated data matrices (observed expected), using randomization tests accomplished with EcoSim software (Gotelli and Entsminger, 2001). A variety of null model algo ...
Lecture 14 Speciation III & Adaptive Radiation
... Adaptive radiation is the evolution of ecological and phenotypic diversity within a rapidly multiplying lineage. It involves the differentiation of a single ancestor into an array of species that inhabit a variety of environments and that differ in… traits used to exploit those environments. ...
... Adaptive radiation is the evolution of ecological and phenotypic diversity within a rapidly multiplying lineage. It involves the differentiation of a single ancestor into an array of species that inhabit a variety of environments and that differ in… traits used to exploit those environments. ...
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... From an evolutionary standpoint the importance of insular depauperization has been to allow .the continued existence of forms which would have been selectively eliminated through various sorts of interactions in a richer biota. The depauperization is generally not random,but rather, poorly dispersin ...
... From an evolutionary standpoint the importance of insular depauperization has been to allow .the continued existence of forms which would have been selectively eliminated through various sorts of interactions in a richer biota. The depauperization is generally not random,but rather, poorly dispersin ...
Trophic Downgrading of Planet Earth REVIEW
... Robert T. Paine,14 Ellen K. Pikitch,15 William J. Ripple,16 Stuart A. Sandin,10 Marten Scheffer,17 Thomas W. Schoener,18 Jonathan B. Shurin,19 Anthony R. E. Sinclair,20 Michael E. Soulé,21 Risto Virtanen,22 David A. Wardle23 Until recently, large apex consumers were ubiquitous across the globe and h ...
... Robert T. Paine,14 Ellen K. Pikitch,15 William J. Ripple,16 Stuart A. Sandin,10 Marten Scheffer,17 Thomas W. Schoener,18 Jonathan B. Shurin,19 Anthony R. E. Sinclair,20 Michael E. Soulé,21 Risto Virtanen,22 David A. Wardle23 Until recently, large apex consumers were ubiquitous across the globe and h ...
Quantifying the evidence for biodiversity effects on ecosystem
... Landscape variation in ecosystems (biodiversity) OR Some ecosystems are better than others for services (not biodiv) ? ...
... Landscape variation in ecosystems (biodiversity) OR Some ecosystems are better than others for services (not biodiv) ? ...
Trophic Downgrading of Planet Earth REVIEW
... Robert T. Paine,14 Ellen K. Pikitch,15 William J. Ripple,16 Stuart A. Sandin,10 Marten Scheffer,17 Thomas W. Schoener,18 Jonathan B. Shurin,19 Anthony R. E. Sinclair,20 Michael E. Soulé,21 Risto Virtanen,22 David A. Wardle23 Until recently, large apex consumers were ubiquitous across the globe and h ...
... Robert T. Paine,14 Ellen K. Pikitch,15 William J. Ripple,16 Stuart A. Sandin,10 Marten Scheffer,17 Thomas W. Schoener,18 Jonathan B. Shurin,19 Anthony R. E. Sinclair,20 Michael E. Soulé,21 Risto Virtanen,22 David A. Wardle23 Until recently, large apex consumers were ubiquitous across the globe and h ...
Indicators for Monitoring Biodiversity: A
... monitored at multiple levels of organization, and at multiple spatial and temporal scales. No single level of organization (e.g., gene, population, community) is fundamental, and different levels of resolution are appropriate for different questions. Big questions require answers from several scales ...
... monitored at multiple levels of organization, and at multiple spatial and temporal scales. No single level of organization (e.g., gene, population, community) is fundamental, and different levels of resolution are appropriate for different questions. Big questions require answers from several scales ...
Learning objectives
... 2. Describe the relationship between ecology and evolutionary biology. 3. Distinguish between abiotic and biotic components of the environment. 4. Distinguish among organismal ecology, population ecology, community ecology, ecosystem ecology, and landscape ecology. 5. Clarify the difference between ...
... 2. Describe the relationship between ecology and evolutionary biology. 3. Distinguish between abiotic and biotic components of the environment. 4. Distinguish among organismal ecology, population ecology, community ecology, ecosystem ecology, and landscape ecology. 5. Clarify the difference between ...
Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning: It is time for dispersal
... following: dispersal limitation according to arrival probability will have ecosystem-level effects different from those arising due to random arrival. This hypothesis may be further rendered more region-, landscape- or ecosystem-specific by estimating arrival probabilities for different background c ...
... following: dispersal limitation according to arrival probability will have ecosystem-level effects different from those arising due to random arrival. This hypothesis may be further rendered more region-, landscape- or ecosystem-specific by estimating arrival probabilities for different background c ...
Biotic-abiotic ocean zones worksheet
... The neritic zone is sometimes defined as the area above the continental shelf. It is the area made up of the shallow ocean waters along the coasts and inhabited by a large number of species. It encompasses depths from 0m to 200m and is characterized by the interaction of land and sea. This zone is i ...
... The neritic zone is sometimes defined as the area above the continental shelf. It is the area made up of the shallow ocean waters along the coasts and inhabited by a large number of species. It encompasses depths from 0m to 200m and is characterized by the interaction of land and sea. This zone is i ...
H. Ronald Pulliam, President 1991-1992
... ing the effects of landscape heterogeneity on the behavior of individuals, the dynamics of of com populations, and the composition munities. His recent paper on sources, sinks, and habitat selection (1991 in The American Naturalist), is likely to become another classic. Ron has always had a strong i ...
... ing the effects of landscape heterogeneity on the behavior of individuals, the dynamics of of com populations, and the composition munities. His recent paper on sources, sinks, and habitat selection (1991 in The American Naturalist), is likely to become another classic. Ron has always had a strong i ...
Global habitat suitability of coldwater octocorals
... the North East Atlantic, south-eastern coast of USA and New Zealand are important areas for framework-forming coldwater scleractinian corals in terms of providing suitable habitat. The seamount study also identified a band of suitable habitat in the Southern Hemisphere ranging from around 20 to 50 ...
... the North East Atlantic, south-eastern coast of USA and New Zealand are important areas for framework-forming coldwater scleractinian corals in terms of providing suitable habitat. The seamount study also identified a band of suitable habitat in the Southern Hemisphere ranging from around 20 to 50 ...
Mixed effects of habitat fragmentation on species richness and
... 4. The shapes of rank–abundance curves were similar among the levels of fragmentation of a fixed area of island habitat, implying that fragmentation had little impact on community structure. Conversely, the species composition of non-predatory mites varied weakly, but significantly, by fragmentation ...
... 4. The shapes of rank–abundance curves were similar among the levels of fragmentation of a fixed area of island habitat, implying that fragmentation had little impact on community structure. Conversely, the species composition of non-predatory mites varied weakly, but significantly, by fragmentation ...
Lanternfish (Myctophidae) from eastern Brazil, southwest Atlantic
... among which photophores are the most characteristic (Nelson, 2006). Lanternfish range from arctic to antarctic waters, and from the surface at night to depths exceeding 2000 m (Nafpaktitis et al., 1977). The family also includes species known as pseudoceanic, associated with continental shelf and sl ...
... among which photophores are the most characteristic (Nelson, 2006). Lanternfish range from arctic to antarctic waters, and from the surface at night to depths exceeding 2000 m (Nafpaktitis et al., 1977). The family also includes species known as pseudoceanic, associated with continental shelf and sl ...
Chapter 11 power point
... In the U.S., the primary action related to the preservation of biodiversity involved the passage of the Endangered Species Act (1973). This legislation designates species as endangered or threatened and gives the U.S. government jurisdiction over those species. • Directs that no activity by a go ...
... In the U.S., the primary action related to the preservation of biodiversity involved the passage of the Endangered Species Act (1973). This legislation designates species as endangered or threatened and gives the U.S. government jurisdiction over those species. • Directs that no activity by a go ...
Habitat Modelling, by Guillem Chust - EURO
... D3.6) Adaptive habitat models past & present geographical distribution: - preliminary model based on archived data [Responsible: AZTI, Delivered: Feb 2013] D3.7) Adaptive habitat models past and present geographical distribution: – refined & based on new data [Responsible: AZTI] Due to Oct 2013, Del ...
... D3.6) Adaptive habitat models past & present geographical distribution: - preliminary model based on archived data [Responsible: AZTI, Delivered: Feb 2013] D3.7) Adaptive habitat models past and present geographical distribution: – refined & based on new data [Responsible: AZTI] Due to Oct 2013, Del ...
Ecology Powerpoint - Warren County Schools
... numerous diseases. The scraps, or carrion, left behind after a fox's meal provide food for many small scavengers and decomposers. This, then, is the ecological niche of the red fox. • Only the red fox occupies this niche in the meadow-forest edge communities. In other plant communities different spe ...
... numerous diseases. The scraps, or carrion, left behind after a fox's meal provide food for many small scavengers and decomposers. This, then, is the ecological niche of the red fox. • Only the red fox occupies this niche in the meadow-forest edge communities. In other plant communities different spe ...
Biogeography
Biogeography is the study of the distribution of species and ecosystems in geographic space and through geological time. Organisms and biological communities often vary in a regular fashion along geographic gradients of latitude, elevation, isolation and habitat area. Phytogeography is the branch of biogeography that studies the distribution of plants. Zoogeography is the branch that studies distribution of animals.Knowledge of spatial variation in the numbers and types of organisms is as vital to us today as it was to our early human ancestors, as we adapt to heterogeneous but geographically predictable environments. Biogeography is an integrative field of inquiry that unites concepts and information from ecology, evolutionary biology, geology, and physical geography.Modern biogeographic research combines information and ideas from many fields, from the physiological and ecological constraints on organismal dispersal to geological and climatological phenomena operating at global spatial scales and evolutionary time frames.The short-term interactions within a habitat and species of organisms describe the ecological application of biogeography. Historical biogeography describes the long-term, evolutionary periods of time for broader classifications of organisms. Early scientists, beginning with Carl Linnaeus, contributed theories to the contributions of the development of biogeography as a science. Beginning in the mid-18th century, Europeans explored the world and discovered the biodiversity of life. Linnaeus initiated the ways to classify organisms through his exploration of undiscovered territories.The scientific theory of biogeography grows out of the work of Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859), Hewett Cottrell Watson (1804–1881), Alphonse de Candolle (1806–1893), Alfred Russel Wallace (1823–1913), Philip Lutley Sclater (1829–1913) and other biologists and explorers.