California Science Content Standards
... Communities, Ecosystems and Biomes Community: all the populations in a specific area or region. Studies of communities include examining interactions between different species Ecosystem: refers to the biological community and the associated abiotic environment. ...
... Communities, Ecosystems and Biomes Community: all the populations in a specific area or region. Studies of communities include examining interactions between different species Ecosystem: refers to the biological community and the associated abiotic environment. ...
View Research Brief PDF - California Fire Science Consortium
... dissimilar locations and geologic histories, their differing climatic histories, and other unique ecological factors, these systems evolutionarily converged in function with five analogous vegetation types. There is kwongan in southwest Australia (SWA), fynbos in the Cape region of Africa, maquis in ...
... dissimilar locations and geologic histories, their differing climatic histories, and other unique ecological factors, these systems evolutionarily converged in function with five analogous vegetation types. There is kwongan in southwest Australia (SWA), fynbos in the Cape region of Africa, maquis in ...
Species Richness Hotspots for Non-Flying
... Over the past century human encroachment over natural habitats has increased. The tropical forest ecosystems have been encroached upon the most thus resulting in habitat fragmentation and a loss of biodiversity. The Atlantic Rainforest is a species rich area that has been reduced by more than 90% as ...
... Over the past century human encroachment over natural habitats has increased. The tropical forest ecosystems have been encroached upon the most thus resulting in habitat fragmentation and a loss of biodiversity. The Atlantic Rainforest is a species rich area that has been reduced by more than 90% as ...
Inherited Traits Vocabulary
... The children of the parent organism. Organism Any living thing made of cells. Parent Organism The parent of the offspring (usually a mom and dad). Population All of a species living in a given area. Specialized Structure Unique body or cell parts that help and organism survive (examples: snowshoe ha ...
... The children of the parent organism. Organism Any living thing made of cells. Parent Organism The parent of the offspring (usually a mom and dad). Population All of a species living in a given area. Specialized Structure Unique body or cell parts that help and organism survive (examples: snowshoe ha ...
What is biodiversity?
... within each species – Ecological Diversity: the variety of different ecosystems – Functional Diversity: ecosystem services such as matter ...
... within each species – Ecological Diversity: the variety of different ecosystems – Functional Diversity: ecosystem services such as matter ...
Species concepts
... Within a single species, individuals in populations that occur in different areas may be distinct from one another Overlap of subspecies The Biological Species Concept Ernst Mayr’s biological species concept defines species as… “…groups of actually or potentially interbreeding natural populati ...
... Within a single species, individuals in populations that occur in different areas may be distinct from one another Overlap of subspecies The Biological Species Concept Ernst Mayr’s biological species concept defines species as… “…groups of actually or potentially interbreeding natural populati ...
Succession - Madison County Schools
... Secondary succession When a disturbance destroyed an existing community but left the soil intact CLIMAX COMMUNITY: the stage in succession where the community has become relatively stable through successful adjustment to its environment ...
... Secondary succession When a disturbance destroyed an existing community but left the soil intact CLIMAX COMMUNITY: the stage in succession where the community has become relatively stable through successful adjustment to its environment ...
Word File - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
... species of palm have been identified in the Park area. Meanwhile, 133 species of bryophyte under 3 classes have been identified in BKNP (Sujadmiko, 1999). Nineteen families and 65 species of bryophyte belong to Hepaticopsidae, 1 family and 2 species belong to Anthocerotopsidae, whereas 19 families a ...
... species of palm have been identified in the Park area. Meanwhile, 133 species of bryophyte under 3 classes have been identified in BKNP (Sujadmiko, 1999). Nineteen families and 65 species of bryophyte belong to Hepaticopsidae, 1 family and 2 species belong to Anthocerotopsidae, whereas 19 families a ...
Betung Kerihun National Park (Transborder Rainforest Heritage of
... species of palm have been identified in the Park area. Meanwhile, 133 species of bryophyte under 3 classes have been identified in BKNP (Sujadmiko, 1999). Nineteen families and 65 species of bryophyte belong to Hepaticopsidae, 1 family and 2 species belong to Anthocerotopsidae, whereas 19 families a ...
... species of palm have been identified in the Park area. Meanwhile, 133 species of bryophyte under 3 classes have been identified in BKNP (Sujadmiko, 1999). Nineteen families and 65 species of bryophyte belong to Hepaticopsidae, 1 family and 2 species belong to Anthocerotopsidae, whereas 19 families a ...
Tropical life zones
... PNG has 12 ecoregions: four lowland and four montane broad leaf forests one alpine scrub ecoregion along the central cordillera; a mangrove forest; a freshwater swamp forest; and a savanna grassland; all with distinct biotas and ecological conditions. ...
... PNG has 12 ecoregions: four lowland and four montane broad leaf forests one alpine scrub ecoregion along the central cordillera; a mangrove forest; a freshwater swamp forest; and a savanna grassland; all with distinct biotas and ecological conditions. ...
Note Template
... Certain species have a very large impact on community structure Dominant species are those that are most abundant or have the highest biomass (total mass of all individuals in a population). Example: sugar maple Exert powerful control over the occurrence and distribution of other species Two hypothe ...
... Certain species have a very large impact on community structure Dominant species are those that are most abundant or have the highest biomass (total mass of all individuals in a population). Example: sugar maple Exert powerful control over the occurrence and distribution of other species Two hypothe ...
Insects in Early Seral Habitats
... What makes any one open-canopy stand ‘better’ than any other? ...
... What makes any one open-canopy stand ‘better’ than any other? ...
Functional diversity of bird communities: a large
... 3 Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, The Lodge, Sandy, Bedfordshire, SG19 2DL, UK *Email: [email protected] Birds provide many ecosystem services including seed dispersal, pollination and predation. The efficacy of provision depends on the diversity of communities. Biodiversity is often rep ...
... 3 Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, The Lodge, Sandy, Bedfordshire, SG19 2DL, UK *Email: [email protected] Birds provide many ecosystem services including seed dispersal, pollination and predation. The efficacy of provision depends on the diversity of communities. Biodiversity is often rep ...
Tropical Broadleaf Evergreen Forest: The Rainforest
... Fauna: Animal life is highly diverse. Common characteristics found among mammals and birds (and reptiles and amphibians, too) include adaptations to an arboreal life (for example, the prehensile tails of New World monkeys), bright colors and sharp patterns, loud vocalizations, and diets heavy on fru ...
... Fauna: Animal life is highly diverse. Common characteristics found among mammals and birds (and reptiles and amphibians, too) include adaptations to an arboreal life (for example, the prehensile tails of New World monkeys), bright colors and sharp patterns, loud vocalizations, and diets heavy on fru ...
17Molles5e
... Negative effects between two competitors who share a predator or herbivore One species may facilitate the presence or increase the abundance of the predator which suppresses the second species Orrock, Witter, Reichman (2008) Exotic plant Brassica nigra sheltered mammals which increased herbivory ...
... Negative effects between two competitors who share a predator or herbivore One species may facilitate the presence or increase the abundance of the predator which suppresses the second species Orrock, Witter, Reichman (2008) Exotic plant Brassica nigra sheltered mammals which increased herbivory ...
Biodiversity_F06
... • Some 1.4 to 1.8 million species are "known to science" -- meaning that they have been classified by a specialist • Most experts estimate the world's species diversity at 10 to 30 million, but that is very approximate • Except for land vertebrates and flowering plants, the number of undescribed spe ...
... • Some 1.4 to 1.8 million species are "known to science" -- meaning that they have been classified by a specialist • Most experts estimate the world's species diversity at 10 to 30 million, but that is very approximate • Except for land vertebrates and flowering plants, the number of undescribed spe ...
Lecture 18 Ch 21 + 23/24 Species Abundance and Diversity
... Ecological release = species expansion into habitats; > population density Provides evidence that local interactions control species diversity Measures of diversity at different scales Determined by ecology and regional pool (alpha): local number of species in homogeneous habitat (beta) : number ...
... Ecological release = species expansion into habitats; > population density Provides evidence that local interactions control species diversity Measures of diversity at different scales Determined by ecology and regional pool (alpha): local number of species in homogeneous habitat (beta) : number ...
African Penguins - Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
... The Benguela is one of the world’s four major coastal upwelling regions. Cold, nutrient-rich bottom water is carried to the surface, supporting extremely productive ecosystems that are characterised by vast populations of small pelagic fish, such as anchovies and sardines. These fish in turn attract ...
... The Benguela is one of the world’s four major coastal upwelling regions. Cold, nutrient-rich bottom water is carried to the surface, supporting extremely productive ecosystems that are characterised by vast populations of small pelagic fish, such as anchovies and sardines. These fish in turn attract ...
HONOURS PROJECTS FOR 2014 The Aquatic Ecosystems
... The Aquatic Ecosystems Research group has several areas of research available for students interested in doing Honours in 2014: ...
... The Aquatic Ecosystems Research group has several areas of research available for students interested in doing Honours in 2014: ...
Butterfly survey report
... more affluent and more exposed to foreign investors, and also from the abandonment of marginal land on the steeper slopes leading to invasion by scrub species and ultimately to afforestation (planned or natural). In the Csik and Gyimes areas where land is mainly owned privately, the threats from aff ...
... more affluent and more exposed to foreign investors, and also from the abandonment of marginal land on the steeper slopes leading to invasion by scrub species and ultimately to afforestation (planned or natural). In the Csik and Gyimes areas where land is mainly owned privately, the threats from aff ...
Fauna of Africa
Fauna of Africa, in its broader sense, is all the animals living in Africa and its surrounding seas and islands. The more characteristic African fauna is found in the Afrotropical ecoregion. Lying almost entirely within the tropics, and equally to north and south of the equator creates favourable conditions for rich wildlife.