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Variation in the earths climate
Key components of climate 1,
What is latitudinal variation in ...,
Why does seasonality occur 3
9  cards
Aquatic biomes
What is zonation 1,
Estuaries 2,
Intertidal zones 3
5  cards
Limits on species distributions
Why is the kangaroo not in the ce...,
Abiotic definition 2,
Biotic definition 3
6  cards
Population density and dispersion
How to measure population density 1,
Capture mark recapture 2,
Demography 3
5  cards
Population growth
Dn dt 1,
Reasons for population change 2,
Exponential growth model 3
8  cards
Population dynamics
Causes of population fluctuations 1,
Fluctuating abiotic environment 2,
Scramble competition 3
6  cards
Biogeography and biodiversity
Geographic location effects 1,
Actual evapotranspiration 2,
Potential evapotranspiration 3
6  cards
Community Ecology
Community definition 1,
Interspecific interactions 2,
Interaction types 3
18  cards
Species diversity and trophic structure
Diversity 1,
Benefits of biodiversity 2,
Trophic structure 3
12  cards
Community Structure & Disturbance
Stability 1,
Non equilibrium model 2,
Disturbance 3
21  cards
Functional roles within communities
Dominant species 1,
Keystone species 2,
Ecosystem engineers or foundation...
10  cards
Ecosystems
Ecosystem 1,
Why are ecosystems important 2,
In what terms can ecosystems all ...
11  cards
Primary production (Ecosystems)
Primary production 1,
What is primary production driven...,
What is gpp 3
12  cards
Energy transfer - Ecosystems
Secondary production 1,
Production efficiency 2,
How do inefficiencies occur 3
12  cards
Biogeochemistry - Ecosystems
Cycles 1,
Global and local cycles 2,
General model of chemical cycling 3
12  cards
Biodiversity
Three levels of biological divers...,
What is species diversity 2,
Landscape diversity 3
7  cards
Conservation approaches
Threats to biodiversity 1,
Species level conservation 2,
Population level conservation 3
7  cards
Global change
Nutrient enrichment 1,
Impacts of nutrient enrichment 2,
Impacts of nutrient enrichment 3
6  cards
Sustainable development
Sustainable development 1,
Human ecological footprint 2,
Un sustainable development goals 3
4  cards

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