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Decks in this class (24)

Understanding Experimental Design
What are the steps of the scienti...,
What are the types of hypothesis,
What is a null hypothesis
14  cards
Evolution for Ecology
What is the concept of trade offs,
What is evolution,
What are the mechanisms of evolution
33  cards
Ferrets and Genetic Drift
What is genetic diversity,
What is a gene,
What is an allele
30  cards
Population Growth
What are population dynamics,
What are the 3 types of populatio...,
What kind of reproduction is geom...
43  cards
Life Histories
Why are there variations in life ...,
What are examples of ways life hi...,
How was lack s optimal clutch siz...
37  cards
Community Dynamics
W,
H,
What is disturbance
61  cards
Predation, Parasitism, and Herbivory
W,
Effect of competition,
Effect of amensalism
57  cards
Isle Royale
When did moose arrive and what ha...,
When did wolves arrive and what h...,
Why did moose initially overshoot...
9  cards
Keystone Predator
What are tidal pools,
What is community structure,
What are the primary producers in...
22  cards
Competition
Effects of competition on populat...,
What is competiton,
What is resource competiton
35  cards
Biogeography
What does the geological record i...,
What is most recent extinction event,
Despite mass extinction
76  cards
Behavioral Ecology
What is behavior,
How may behavior be adaptive,
What is optimal foraging theory
32  cards
Ecosystem Ecology
What is needed to maintain comple...,
Nutrients can partially,
What is sustainable harvesting
95  cards
Lab 4: What is a niche?
What is fundamental niche when ap...,
What is realized niche when appli...,
What is the competitive exclusion...
14  cards
Lab 6: Intraspecific Competition in the Field
What can be used to examine the n...,
What may develop when organisms a...,
Why can size and repro inequaliti...
20  cards
Lab 7: Berry's Longleaf Pine
Why are frequent fires necesasry,
Why does longterm fire suppressio...,
What are negative consequences of...
9  cards
Decomposition
What is decomposition,
What is the rate of decomposition...,
What is litter quality
29  cards
Nutrient Pollution
What is nutrient pollution,
What can nutrient pollution in aq...,
What are the primary producers in...
23  cards
Nutrient Cycling
What are dead zones like for most...,
How have dead zones changed in re...,
How are dead zones in terms of nu...
78  cards
Physiological Ecology
What is physiology,
What is physiological ecology,
What are species distribution pat...
69  cards
Lab 9: Aquatic Pollution and Eutrophication
What is a watershed,
How are watershed studies carried...,
What kind of nutrient cycle in fo...
24  cards
Lab 10: Nutrient Cycling and Macroinvertebrate Diversity
What is indicative of a well bala...,
What are low pollution tolerant s...,
What are medium low pollution tol...
8  cards
Lab 11: Ecosystem Services Rome/Floyd EcoCenter
Plant species present,
What are typical waterfowl in area,
What ecosystem services are included
7  cards
Climate Change
How is species performance affect...,
What may the increase in performa...,
Is climate change new
53  cards

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