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Introduction to ecology
Give the order of the ecological ...,
Give an example of a unit of evol...,
What is described as the flow of ...
17
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Components of freshwater ecosystems
Give four examples of services th...,
Describe lentic ecosystems,
Name three types of water ecosystem
94
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Freshwater ecosystems
What influences the salinity of l...,
Give two examples of characterist...,
Give five qualities that can vary...
18
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Ecological features of running and standing waters
In erosional systems how are the ...,
What time of input dominates eros...,
Describe the biotic community in ...
27
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Major threats to freshwater ecosystems
Give an example of a human impact...,
Name two ways in which humans can...,
Name a natural mechanism of eutro...
28
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Tropical forests 1: Cradles or Arks
Describe biogeography,
How is biogeography studied,
Give examples of factors that are...
41
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Tropical forests 2: Molecular ecology
What is molecular ecology,
What is assessed using molecular ...,
Give six examples of markers that...
22
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Tropical forests 3: At what level should conservation act?
What are the three main categorie...,
What are umbrella species,
Give two examples of umbrella spe...
26
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Tropical forests 4: Protected areas
What are the two main considerati...,
What is the theoretical basis for...,
What does island biogeography exp...
23
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Tropical forests 5: Conservation and People
What happened in the hkakabo razi...,
Why did local communities dispute...,
What did suarez rubio et al 2016 ...
15
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Introduction to soil biodiversity
What percentage of species on ear...,
Name two groups that comprise a s...,
What are three major reasons that...
27
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Threats to soil biodiversity
What can species loss result in,
What did a 1999 study conclude ab...,
Why is there a lack of data on sp...
22
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How do soil biota impact plant communities?
Name abiotic characteristics of s...,
What are the two major pathways o...,
What is allelopathy
28
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Herbivore effects of soils and ecosystem processes
Where is there plant consumption ...,
W,
What is another factor that can c...
12
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Grasslands: Behavioural ecology 1
What are grasslands and forests a...,
What are the two categories in th...,
What are the two ultimate causes ...
15
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Grasslands: Behavioural ecology 2
Describe optimal foraging,
Describe optimum prey size,
What are the implications of an i...
18
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Grasslands: Life histories
Define a population,
What is a useful characteristic o...,
How is age distribution described
22
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Grasslands: Competition and predation
What traits are selected for,
Where does most competition occur...,
Describe the logistic population ...
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