Lecture Notes
... that ecological systems progress through as they ‘recover’ to a climax community. In other communities, reassembly of the species composition is often more random, and the key processes regulating recovery in these types of systems are not as well understood. D) Succession is the term describing the ...
... that ecological systems progress through as they ‘recover’ to a climax community. In other communities, reassembly of the species composition is often more random, and the key processes regulating recovery in these types of systems are not as well understood. D) Succession is the term describing the ...
Drought and Landscape Plants
... Drought Severity - The length and severity of the drought are perhaps the most important factors influencing plant survival. Drought in early spring when water for growth is critical has the greatest impact on plant health and survival. Plant Species - Some plants are inherently more tolerant of dro ...
... Drought Severity - The length and severity of the drought are perhaps the most important factors influencing plant survival. Drought in early spring when water for growth is critical has the greatest impact on plant health and survival. Plant Species - Some plants are inherently more tolerant of dro ...
Drought and Landscape Plants
... Drought Severity - The length and severity of the drought are perhaps the most important factors influencing plant survival. Drought in early spring when water for growth is critical has the greatest impact on plant health and survival. Plant Species - Some plants are inherently more tolerant of dro ...
... Drought Severity - The length and severity of the drought are perhaps the most important factors influencing plant survival. Drought in early spring when water for growth is critical has the greatest impact on plant health and survival. Plant Species - Some plants are inherently more tolerant of dro ...
ECOLOGY
... DENSITY DEPENDENT POPULATIONS- stabilize near carrying capacity (Birth and death rates affected by food, space, disease, predation, stress due to crowding, toxins) ...
... DENSITY DEPENDENT POPULATIONS- stabilize near carrying capacity (Birth and death rates affected by food, space, disease, predation, stress due to crowding, toxins) ...
Abiotic factors - cloudfront.net
... For example, a lack of rainfall in an area will only allow drought tolerant plants and animals to survive. Continued drought would reduce the total amount of plant matter in the area, which would then reduce the number of plant-eating animals that could survive in the area. ...
... For example, a lack of rainfall in an area will only allow drought tolerant plants and animals to survive. Continued drought would reduce the total amount of plant matter in the area, which would then reduce the number of plant-eating animals that could survive in the area. ...
Vernal Pool PowerPoint
... have evolved to rely exclusively on vernal pools • VP’s are the only type of wetland defined by their animal populations rather than their plant populations ...
... have evolved to rely exclusively on vernal pools • VP’s are the only type of wetland defined by their animal populations rather than their plant populations ...
Species Abundance and Diversity Chapter 16
... displacement, or damaging of one or more individuals that directly or indirectly creates an opportunity for new individuals to be established. ...
... displacement, or damaging of one or more individuals that directly or indirectly creates an opportunity for new individuals to be established. ...
Document
... 3. I am what happens when a long period of time goes by with much less rain than normal. a. flood ...
... 3. I am what happens when a long period of time goes by with much less rain than normal. a. flood ...
An Introduction to Ecology
... Even with the variety of change in climates, global climates (as a whole) are fairly predictable based on environmental data and historical analysis (otherwise, weathermen wouldn’t have a job) Yet even large-scale climates can be altered over time ...
... Even with the variety of change in climates, global climates (as a whole) are fairly predictable based on environmental data and historical analysis (otherwise, weathermen wouldn’t have a job) Yet even large-scale climates can be altered over time ...
An Introduction to Zonation
... water (as plankton!) they can only feed when underwater • Also, many marine organisms obtain oxygen from the water • Organisms living high in the intertidal zone have a limited time in which they can feed and acquire oxygen • Adaptations: - scaleless fish e.g. clingfish - feed whole time they are un ...
... water (as plankton!) they can only feed when underwater • Also, many marine organisms obtain oxygen from the water • Organisms living high in the intertidal zone have a limited time in which they can feed and acquire oxygen • Adaptations: - scaleless fish e.g. clingfish - feed whole time they are un ...
Disturbance Ecology - Utah State University
... Fig. 5. Example of Landsat composites, forest cover mapping and change detection results (Arkhangelskaya Obl, 63°40′N, 42°30′E). A—Circa 2000 Landsat composite (band 5-4-3 combination); B—Circa 2005 Landsat composite; C—Classification results: forest cover for year 2000 (green), gross forest cover l ...
... Fig. 5. Example of Landsat composites, forest cover mapping and change detection results (Arkhangelskaya Obl, 63°40′N, 42°30′E). A—Circa 2000 Landsat composite (band 5-4-3 combination); B—Circa 2005 Landsat composite; C—Classification results: forest cover for year 2000 (green), gross forest cover l ...
Factors that Limit Distribution
... • Breeding seasons have evolved to occupy part of the year in which offspring have the greatest chances of survival • Birds in temperate zones use spring time - increasing/longer day length in spring - to begin nesting cycle at a point when adequate food resources will be available for their young i ...
... • Breeding seasons have evolved to occupy part of the year in which offspring have the greatest chances of survival • Birds in temperate zones use spring time - increasing/longer day length in spring - to begin nesting cycle at a point when adequate food resources will be available for their young i ...
factors in the environment that are not alive
... • Ecological succession- the change in an ecosystem that happens when one biological community ______________ another as a result of ________________ abiotic and biotic factors. There are two kinds o ________________________- the establishment of a biological community in an area of exposed rock tha ...
... • Ecological succession- the change in an ecosystem that happens when one biological community ______________ another as a result of ________________ abiotic and biotic factors. There are two kinds o ________________________- the establishment of a biological community in an area of exposed rock tha ...
Organismal ecology - Pine Plains Central School District
... • -Environmental temperature is an important factor in distribution of organisms because of its effects on biological processes -Water availability in habitats is another important factor in species -Oxygen concentrations can be low in deep oceans and deep lakes and is lower in salt than fresh wate ...
... • -Environmental temperature is an important factor in distribution of organisms because of its effects on biological processes -Water availability in habitats is another important factor in species -Oxygen concentrations can be low in deep oceans and deep lakes and is lower in salt than fresh wate ...
Focus 3: Habitat Modeling
... ◦ fish predation of Dreissena attached to unionids ◦ Interactions of all these factors. ...
... ◦ fish predation of Dreissena attached to unionids ◦ Interactions of all these factors. ...
Invasive Exotic Plant Management at the Arthur R. Marshall
... Areas that have undergone eradication efforts are monitored to document impact to and re-growth of the targeted invasive plant species and of surrounding native vegetation. These two parameters are then used to gauge the effectiveness of the treatment programs, improve efficiency, and provide modifi ...
... Areas that have undergone eradication efforts are monitored to document impact to and re-growth of the targeted invasive plant species and of surrounding native vegetation. These two parameters are then used to gauge the effectiveness of the treatment programs, improve efficiency, and provide modifi ...
CAMPBELL’S COUP O‘AHU ISLAND HOPPING
... access but makes preserving the refuge habitat its priority. “These species have been pushed to the brink of extinction through the loss of wetland habitat and the introduction of exotic predators,” says Griggs. “There are very few places left in the Hawaiian Islands that have the habitat native wat ...
... access but makes preserving the refuge habitat its priority. “These species have been pushed to the brink of extinction through the loss of wetland habitat and the introduction of exotic predators,” says Griggs. “There are very few places left in the Hawaiian Islands that have the habitat native wat ...
Aquatic Ecosystems and Wildlife
... Solutions: Potential adaptation solutions include allowing coastal marshlands and wetlands to migrate further inland as sea levels rise by using policy tools such as rolling easements, setback requirements, and buyback programs (Needelman, Crooks, Shumway, Titus, Takacs, & Hawkes, 2012). The benefi ...
... Solutions: Potential adaptation solutions include allowing coastal marshlands and wetlands to migrate further inland as sea levels rise by using policy tools such as rolling easements, setback requirements, and buyback programs (Needelman, Crooks, Shumway, Titus, Takacs, & Hawkes, 2012). The benefi ...
Poster-11-ArcticRefuge
... U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Fairbanks, Alaska Northern Alaska is one of the fastest warming regions of the world, with increases documented in both air and soil temperatures over the past three decades. Interpretation of historical aerial photographs and satellite images is a practical means of ...
... U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Fairbanks, Alaska Northern Alaska is one of the fastest warming regions of the world, with increases documented in both air and soil temperatures over the past three decades. Interpretation of historical aerial photographs and satellite images is a practical means of ...
What Happens When an Ecosystem Changes?
... together an interact. You’ve already learned that one way organisms in an ecosystem interact is as consumers and producers in food webs. • Another way organisms interact is by competition. ...
... together an interact. You’ve already learned that one way organisms in an ecosystem interact is as consumers and producers in food webs. • Another way organisms interact is by competition. ...
Unit3-KA1-Revision
... Medium gazing pressure: greater biodiversity as the vigorous plants are kept under control which give opportunity for others to grow High grazing pressure: low biodiversity as no plants have the opportunity to grow. Non-living influence on an ecosystem: - air/water/soil temperature - soil/water pH - ...
... Medium gazing pressure: greater biodiversity as the vigorous plants are kept under control which give opportunity for others to grow High grazing pressure: low biodiversity as no plants have the opportunity to grow. Non-living influence on an ecosystem: - air/water/soil temperature - soil/water pH - ...