2.5 Flashcards
1
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Habitat Fragmentation
A
Disruptions to breeding/hunting/migration
Ex: Logging (removal of trees/creation of roads)
Ag and Urban Land Use
Roads/Pipelines
2
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Edge Habitat
A
where two ecosystems (like forest-grassland or ocean-river ie estuaries) meet
Diff. characteristics than the middle of each ecosystem
Higher biodiversity
3
Q
Natural Disturbance
A
a natural event that disrupts the function/structure of an ecosystem
ex) fires, landslides, flooding, etc.
4
Q
Milankovitch Cycle:
A
a series of changes in Earth’s movements.
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6
Q
Obliquity:
A
the angle Earth’s axis is tilted with respect to Earth’s orbital plane
6
Q
Eccentricity:
A
shape of Earth’s orbit
6
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Orbital Precession:
A
the change in position of the Earth’s rotational axis
