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Ecology and Ecosystems

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By: Elinor Bridges
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Decks in this class (18)

2. The Soil Ecosystem
What is soil 3,
Define lithosphere 1,
What are the abiotic components o...
41  cards
4. Competition
What are species interactions 7,
What is exploitative scramble com...,
What is interference contest comp...
24  cards
1. Introduction
What is ecology 4,
What does ecology involve 4,
What are the roots of ecology 4
7  cards
7. Soil Food Webs
Describe early food webs 4,
What are the quantitative relatio...,
How were food webs developed 3
24  cards
8. Temperate forests
What is temperate zone 7,
What is the relationship between ...,
What is the relationship between ...
13  cards
3. Patterns of Biodiversity
What is the importance of species...,
Define the different species conc...,
How can we estimate species biodi...
30  cards
9. Forest dynamics
How does gauses law of competitiv...,
How can tree species coexist 7,
What is primary succession and ho...
17  cards
5. Mutualism
What are symbioses 7,
Describe mutualism 5,
What are the types of mutualism 6
26  cards
6. Parasitism
What are the two main challenges ...,
What are the methods of parasite ...,
What is parasite virulence 3
22  cards
10. Forest Strategy
What is the csr theory also known...,
What are stress tolerators and wh...,
Describe sun plants and how they ...
8  cards
11, The future of forests
What human activities have impact...,
What are some of the things that ...,
What are the effects of increased...
15  cards
13. Tropical grasslands
What is special about plant cells 1,
What is the meristem 1,
What climates are grasslands foun...
16  cards
14. Behavioural Ecology 1
Give the basics of grassland ecol...,
What is behavioural ecology 3,
What is altruism 3
19  cards
15. Behavioural ecology 2
What is optimal foraging 2,
How is optimum prey size reached ...,
Use leaf cutter ants as an exampl...
19  cards
16. Life Tables and Population Growth
What is the importance of age dis...,
What can the ages of plants tell ...,
What are life tables and how can ...
16  cards
17. Competition and Predation
What is the importance of competi...,
What is competitive exclusion 3,
What are some of the things that ...
16  cards
18. The Hydrosphere
What is the hydrosphere composed ...,
Why are freshwaters important to ...,
Why is freshwater important to hu...
19  cards
19. Gradients and Ecotones
What causes environmental gradien...,
What important nutrients my be li...,
Describe the nitrogen cycle in fr...
14  cards

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