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APS278 Tropical Forest Ecology & Conservation

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By: Steph Key
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Decks in this class (13)

introduction to tropical forests (lecture 1)
Where are the tropics,
How are tropical and temperate cl...,
What are structural characteristi...
12  cards
sampling biodiversity in tropical forests (lecture 2)
What are the problems of sampling...,
How to design a point count study...,
What are pros of sampling for spe...
4  cards
gap dynamics and regeneration in tropical forests (lecture 3)
What are the three main stages of...,
How are gaps created,
What is the effect of gap opening...
24  cards
adaptations to light in tropical rainforests (lecture 4)
How has light shaped tropical rai...,
What is plasticity and acclimatio...,
What are sunflecks how do they re...
18  cards
interactions between organisms in tropical rainforests (lecture 5)
How did herbivores differentially...,
How did herbivores differentially...,
How did herbivores differentially...
18  cards
evolution & maintenance of hyperdiversity (lecture 6)
How species diverse are tropical ...,
What are patterns of tree diversi...,
How does amazon tree diversity co...
16  cards
models for coexistence and diversity (lecture 7)
What are lotka volterra models,
What is the neutral theory model ...,
What are problems with the neutra...
9  cards
janzen-connell hypothesis (lecture 8)
How do gap dynamics relate to bio...,
What are natural enemies,
What is the janzen connell hypoth...
12  cards
evidence and some key studies: diversity models (lecture 9)
What is the evidence for janzen c...,
What is the evidence for janzen c...,
Janzen connel degree of specialis...
8  cards
hunting and wildlife trade in tropical forests (lecture 10)
Why are even non deforested tropi...,
What is the extent and scale of t...,
How much wild meat can a kilometr...
17  cards
are selectively logged forests worth protecting? (lecture 11)
What is the extent of logging in ...,
What is tropical logging,
How do selective logging manageme...
14  cards
managing farming to reduce biodiversity loss
How is agriculture expanding in t...,
What are the biological costs of ...,
What is land sharing vs land sparing
13  cards
forest fragmentation (lecture 13)
What is forest fragmentation,
How does non random deforestation...,
What extent are forests fragmente...
12  cards

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