Lecture 1

Question 1

process drives

Answer 1

ecological patterns on many scales

Question 2

most recent ice age

Answer 2

11 000 years ago

Question 3

what did ice do?

Answer 3

scour out fjords, shaped mountains and shallow sea floors. decreased ocean water level

Question 4

the pacific ocean

Answer 4

covers 1/3 of planets ocean, largest ocean
supports vast biodiversity

Question 5

ocean circulation

Answer 5

transports seawater, nutrients, heat, organisms
influenced by planetary winds, coriolis, temp, salinity

Question 6

upwelling current

Answer 6

California current

Question 7

downwelling current

Answer 7

Alaska current

Question 8

the blob

Answer 8

2013-2015, 2C warmer, 100m deep

Question 9

North pacific right whale

Answer 9

not seen in BC in 62 yrs
20-30+ counted by Mark + recapture
>20 000 killed during commercial whaling that ended in 1930s
(happy story, recovery)

Question 10

explain the caribou diversity story

Answer 10

first nations groups described 3 types of caribou, but western science thought there were only two, used genetics to confirm three species

Question 11

coast

Answer 11

beach to ice

Question 12

what biogeoclimatic zone are we in

Answer 12

coastal western hemlock zone