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Ecosystems and the Scientific Method
What is ecology,
Biosphere,
Community
25
cards
The Physical Environment
Weather,
Climate,
Tropic
18
cards
Terrestrial Biomes
What is a biome,
Terrestrial biomes,
How are terrestrial biomes usuall...
18
cards
Aquatic Biomes
What are the two types of aquatic...,
What are the 4 zones of the ocean...,
Characteristics of the intertidal...
24
cards
Niche and Evolution
What is a niche,
What is the hutchinsonian hypervo...,
Ecological niche modeling
33
cards
Environmental Constraints: Temperature
Macroclimate,
Microclimate,
Elevation
22
cards
Environmental Constraints: Water
What are water budgets,
Diffusion,
Osmosis
8
cards
Autotrophs
Autotrophy,
What is photosynthesis,
Where does photosynthesis take place
10
cards
Heterotrophs
Heterotrophy,
Ecological stoichiometry,
What are the five elements and th...
17
cards
Behavioural Ecology
What is behaviour,
Tinbergen s four questions,
Adaptive behavior
17
cards
Trade-Offs and Life History
Principle of allocation,
What is life history,
Key life history traits
21
cards
Population Ecology I - Distribution and Abundance
Population,
Density,
Distribution
27
cards
Population Ecology II - Survey Methods & Structure
Absolute population size,
Relative population size,
Quadrat based method
20
cards
Modelling Populations I
What is a model,
What is bide,
Birth
17
cards
Modelling Populations II
Population growth,
Why study population growth,
What are the three types of growth
19
cards
Disease Ecology
What is considered a disease,
What are non infectious diseases ...,
What are infectious diseases caus...
38
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Competition I
Three types of species interactions,
How does competition influence po...,
What are the two types of competi...
20
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Competition II
Competition coefficient alpha,
The lotka volterra model,
Can coexistence occur
4
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Predation and Herbivory I
An example of exploitation,
What does optimal foraging theory...,
Why do herbivores tend to be spec...
22
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Predation and Herbivory II
Animal strategies to avoid being ...,
Behavioural strategies,
Signalling to deter predators
25
cards
Mutualism and Parasitism
Define mutualism,
Define commensalism,
Define symbiosis
19
cards
Intro to Community Ecology
What is a community in ecology,
Guild,
Life form
38
cards
Community Assembly
How are communities structured,
What is trophic cascade,
What is trophic facilitation
22
cards
Production
What is primary production,
What is the biggest source of pri...,
What is the redfield ratio
18
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Energy Flow through Ecosystems
How is energy transferred from on...,
Why are there only 3 4 trophic le...,
How does energy usually enter the...
17
cards
Nutrient Cycling
What is ecosystem ecology,
What is an ecosystem,
Energy flow vs nutrient cycling
45
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How do Communities Change?
Why would a species establish or not,
Chronosequence,
Reiners et al 1971 experiment and...
15
cards
Landscape Ecology
What is a landscape,
What is landscape ecology,
What is different about landscape...
30
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Conservation Biology
What does the history fo rcw reflect,
What is conservation biology,
Why protect biodiversity
40
cards
Macroecology
What is macroecology,
What kind of approach for macroec...,
What is biogeography
30
cards
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