ecology grazing Flashcards

1
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ruminants (herkauwer)

A
  • more efficient to derive nutrients from low quality food
  • lower quantity (takes more time!)
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non ruminants

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  • less efficient in deriving nutrients from low quality food
  • more effective digestion (higher throughput rate)
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3
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welke 2 verschillende ruminants (herkauwers) heb je?

A

browsers and grazers

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4
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browsers

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eten van struiken, fruit en uiteinden van takken (bv eland en sommige hert soorten (hoge vegetatie)

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5
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grazers

A

eten met namen gras

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6
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De recousers verdeling van herbivoren op de savanne komt door verschillen in …

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  • lichaamsmassa
  • foerageerstrategie (herkauwers versus niet-herkauwers)
  • eten (browser versus grazer)
  • sociale organisatie (kudde versus territoriaal)
  • migranten versus niet-migranten
  • broedtijd
  • verblijftijd
  • faciliteren versus concurrentie
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7
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Numerical response

A

verandering in populatieomvang
van roofdieren

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8
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Functional response:

A

verandering in het dieet van roofdieren, in
reactie op veranderende prooiaantallen

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9
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Population regulation

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process whereby a density-dependent factor tends to
return a population to its equilibrium

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10
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top down control

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the populations of the organisms lower trophic levels (bottom of the pyramid) are controlled by the organisms at the top.

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