Community Structure - Disturbance

Question 1

Intermediate Disturbance Hypothesis

Answer 1

Disturbance will keep communities from reaching equilibrium (NON EQUILIBRIUM model)

Question 2

Disturbance

Answer 2

the indiscriminate catastrophic removal of all individuals from an area

Question 3

Disturbances can be:

Answer 3

fires, hurricanes, tornadoes, landslide, avalance, etc

Question 4

Frequent lare disturbances

Answer 4

forest fires, hurricanes

Question 5

Community stucture, large disturbance

Answer 5

Community dominated by oppurtinistic fast colonizing species. Simple structure and low diversity

Question 6

Rare, small disturbances

Answer 6

community structure depends on mechanisms like competition and predation. Low diversity if based on old relationships. Community is dominated by the few best predators

Question 7

Intermediate in size and time

Answer 7

Some species can tolerate disturbances (colonizers) that move into an area after a disturbance. Highest level of diversity.