Ecology
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Ecology Domain (10)
- Abiotic
- Biotic
- No descendents dep on?
- Fitness
- Ecotype
- Speciation occ when?
- 2 types^^?
- Mass extinction; what and 2 causes?
- Explos adapt radiation?
- Convergent evo?
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Conditions (12)
- pH and temp
- Toxicity
- Niche determined by?
- Fundamental?
- Realised?
- Calc physio time
- Temp regulation
- Cold
- Hot
- Arctic and tundra
- Behavioural fever?
- Global patterns biodi?
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Resources (17)
- What req?
- Plants need?
- Comp for light cause by?
- Plants open stomata
- Desert
- Long lived
- HIgh Co2 means?
- Saprophytes eat?
- Generalist?
- Specialist?
- Coevo example?
- Aposematic colour is?
- Mimicry?
- 2 types
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Comp (12)
- 2 types?
- Inter types (2)?
- Niche partitioning?
- Env factors eff?
- Spec distribution due to?
- Comp leads to?
- Community?
- Carry capacity?
- B>D?
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Predation (7)
- Exploitive?
- Parasite?
- Foraging efficiency?
- Refuges do what?
- Refuges response?
- Pred response to increased prey density?
- S>H?
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Para (3)
- What do they do to host?
- Example?
- Stages?
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Life and Death (12)
- N now calc?
- 2 characteristics populations?
- Measuring density?
- Est pop size?
- Problem?
- Dispersion x3 types
- Life history
- How indi and spec vary?
- Reproductive episodes x 2
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Primary prod (15)
- Biomass?
- Primary prod?
- Net prim prod?
- Assimmilation?
- Meas prod?
- Downflow has inc co2 why?
- Inc temp does what?
- Leaf area index calc?
- Glob vege index?
- No levels supported in chain limited why?
- Energy from prod to pri consumer is inefficient why?
- Limited consumption why? (2)
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Life History (6)
- Annual species?
- Survivorship curve (what plotted)?
- 3 types response
- Long lived org
- Iteroparity occ when?
- Why is delaying age of 1st reprod ep favoured?
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Pop growth (6)
- Expand due to?
- Needed for rapid growth?
- R is what?
- R>0?
- R influenced by?
- Carry capacity?
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Complexity (9)
- Resilience is?
- Resistance is?
- Measuring?
- Stab does what with complexity?
- Resilience does what?
- Ruderal is what?
- Stress tolerant is what?
- Ponds have?
- Complexity lower where?
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Trophic cascades (6)
- Defense mech reason?
- Inducible e.g.?
- Why inducible?
- Biomanip involves?
- Increased vegetation means?
- Nutrients determine?
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Spat and Temp (13)
- Dispersal influenced by?
- Stress?
- Disturbance?
- Facillitation is?
- Succession is?
- Primary succession?
- Secondary?
- Clementsian is?
- Gleasonian is?
- Old field; 4 stages?
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Behavioural Ecology (12)
- Foraging?
- Social behaviours determine?
- 3 types?
- Mating behaviour is related to what?
- Courtship allows?
- Lekking spec?
- Altruism?
- Reciprocal?
- Inclusive fitness?
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Disturbance (7)
- Unpredictable, e.g.?
- Components?
- Intensity calc?
- High levels?
- Without it?
- Consequences?
- Inc patch no?
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Global Patterns (7)
- Spec - area equation?
- Biodiv hotspot?
- Area important?
- Immi has what lev on large islands?
- Extinc has what lev?
- Tropical climate?
- More spec where?
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Forest Ecology (12)
- Stands?
- Patches inf by soil?
- Crown expansion?
- Horizontal structure is?
- Uses?
- High complexity means?
- Trees class by light req (2)?
- Ecosystem functions (3)?
- Neutral theory is?
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Applied ecology (11)
- Humans cause?
- Increased fire means?
- Landscape structure is?
- Influences?
- Clim change important?
- Ecotone?
- Spec involved?
- Meta pop?
- Pop density decreases with?
- Emmi>Immi?
- Phenology is?
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