Concepts 19.2-19.3 Flashcards
1
Q
What is an ecological community?
A
A group of potentially interacting species that occur together in space and time
2
Q
What is a guild?
A
Groups of species that use similar resources
3
Q
What is a regional species pool?
A
All the species that might occur in our community of interest?
4
Q
What is an abiotic filter?
A
Environmental limits on the occurrence of species
5
Q
What determines the abiotic filter?
A
Fundamental niches
6
Q
What is a biotic filter?
A
Interactions with other species are controlling the presence of species in the community
7
Q
What determines the biotic filter?
A
Realised niche
8
Q
What is succession?
A
Natural changes in the composition and structure of an ecological community over time
OR
The replacement of one community by another
