Communities Flashcards
1
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Community structure
A
and abundance of a species and the trophic relationships among them
2
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Community dynamics
A
Rate of change over time in a community structure
3
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Food web
A
Flow of energy and nutrients through a community based on trophic relationships
4
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Community composition
A
The taxa present
5
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Indicator species
A
Provide clues that a type of community or environmental condition is present
6
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Species richness
A
of taxa, the length of the curve
7
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Species evenness
A
Slope of the curve, large slope = not very diverse
8
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Alpha diversity
A
Within-habitat diversity
9
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Beta diversity
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Between habitat diversity
10
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Gamma diversity
A
Diversity of larger more general areas
11
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Intermediate Disturbance Hypothesis
A
Moderate disturbance retards competitive exclusion
