Landscape Ecology

Question 1

Landscape Ecology

Answer 1

Study of relationship between spatial
patterns and ecological processes
over a range of spatial scales

Question 2

Landscape Ecology investigates patterns across large spatial scales

Answer 2

Individuals -> species -> communities -> ecosystems

Question 3

If a landscape has a mixture
of forest, agriculture, and
urbanization, but is primarily
forested

Answer 3

Forest matrix

Question 4

Patch

Answer 4

Homogeneous area that differs from its surroundings

Question 5

What is the general rule of the species-area relationship?

Answer 5

As area increases, the number of species increases

Question 6

Larger patches of habitat
support larger population
size

Answer 6

Less density, due to
larger size of area

Question 7

Large patches have
populations less prone to
extinction

Answer 7

Support more species

Question 8

Ecotone

Answer 8

Transition area between two patches
- river to land

Question 9

Timber Rattlesnakes prefer a very specific type of
habitat, dense forest. In the context of landscape
ecology what type of species would they be considered?

Answer 9

Interior species

Question 10

Corridors

Answer 10

Area of habitat connecting two patches

Question 11

Metapopulations

Answer 11

A set of discrete subpopulations
connected by occasional movement of individuals between them.