Island Biogeography

Question 1

Island bio geography theory

Answer 1

States that smaller area correlated to smaller number of species ( area effect )

Question 2

Archipelago

Answer 2

A sea or stretch of water containing many islands

Question 3

Autecology

Answer 3

the branch of ecology that concerns itself with the individual organism or the individual species

Question 4

biogeography

Answer 4

the branch of biology that deals with the geographical distribution of plants and animals

Question 5

Competitive exclusion

Answer 5

the inevitable elimination from a habitat of one of two different species with identical needs for resources

Question 6

Dispersal mode

Answer 6

refers to both the movement of individuals from their birth site to their breeding site, as well as the movement from one breeding site to another

Question 7

Taxon

Answer 7

A taxonomic group of any rank, such as species, family or class

Question 8

Area effect

Answer 8

Due to the fact that the small island supports smaller populations which are subject to a greater chance of extinction

Question 9

Distance effect

Answer 9

The distance from the mainland is invesrely proportional to the number of species on an island

Question 10

Equation

Answer 10

S=CAz, S=# species, A= Area of Island, C=valuse of S at A=1…..Log(S) = log(C) +zlog(A)
Z=(log(s2)-log(s1)/ (log(A2) - log(A1))