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Lecture 1-3: Environment
Ecology,
Biotic environment,
Physical abiotic environment
32  cards
Lecture 4: Evolution and Ecology
Biology all arises from,
Evolution,
Gene
41  cards
Energy and production in ecosystems
Primary producer,
How does photosynthesis makes hig...,
Heterotrophic
28  cards
Biomes
How can we characteritze,
We can classify biomes by their,
Plant growth forms from increasin...
36  cards
Aquatic Zones and Characteristics
Biotic communities of lentic lake...,
Pelgaic zone,
Euphotic zone
25  cards
Lecture 7: Nutrient supplying and cycling
N,
Nutrients cycle repeatedly throug...,
Nutrients from taken up by plants
37  cards
Lecture 8: Energy flows and food webs
Food web data connects,
Food web,
Decomposition
21  cards
Global change biology
Human influences around globe,
Habitate degradation,
Habitate fragmentation
14  cards
Questions
Ecology is notthe study of intera...,
Which of the following is not nec...,
If ____ is strong an allele that ...
19  cards
Lecture 10: Physiology
Human influences around the globe,
Aaas initiative on climate change,
Effects of climate change for humans
59  cards
Lecture 11:Physiology II
Types of water potential are,
Water flows along water ____,
Gravimetric water potential gravi...
49  cards
Lecture 12: Behavioral Ecology
Animals need 3 critical needs,
Behavior,
Behavioral decisions often
23  cards
Lecture 13: Life History Tradeoffs
Not all individuals contribute in...,
An organism s life history is,
Life history characteristics include
38  cards
Lecture 14: Population spatial structure
Ecologists try to understand what...,
Population,
When species interact it means
55  cards
Lecture 15: Population Dynamics 2
Constant per capita population in,
Assumptions for population model ...,
Exponential population growth occurs
26  cards
Lecture 16: Pop Dynamics continued
Special problem of small populations,
Small populations more susceptibl...,
All populations are finite and de...
48  cards
Lecture 17: Predator Prey Cycles
Competition,
Predation,
Herbivory
29  cards
Lecture 18: Disease Dynamics
Infectious disease,
Infectious disease temporal patterns,
How can we tell if a disease will...
24  cards
Lecture 19: Competition
Competition,
Resource,
Aspects of the environment that a...
32  cards
Lecture 20: Mutualisms
Mutualism,
Commensalism,
Amentalism
21  cards
Lecture 21: Community Structure
Community is the sum of,
Community,
What is example of clear division...
33  cards
Lecture 21: Community Dynamics
Succession,
Primary succession,
Secondary succession
28  cards
Lecture 22: Biogeography
Biogeography,
Species richness and composition ...,
Where has higher diversity
33  cards
Lecture 23: Biogeography and Conservation Ecology
Island biogeography theory,
Theories of local species coexist...,
Island biogeography theory
38  cards
Importance of Ecology
Knowledge of carbon cycle,
Knowledge of nitrogen cycle,
Ecological maxims
8  cards

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