COMMUNITY STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS

Question 1

? is a complex system that can be characterized by community
structure (the number and size of populations and their interactions) and community
dynamics (how the members and their interactions change over time).

Answer 1

Communities

Question 2

A ? species is one whose presence has inordinate influence in
maintaining the prevalence of various species

Answer 2

keystone

Question 3

? are the changes in community structure and composition over
time, often following environmental disturbances such as volcanoes, earthquakes,
storms, fires, and climate change.

Answer 3

Community dynamics

Question 4

? describes the sequential appearance and disappearance of species in a
community over time after a severe disturbance.

Answer 4

Succession