Pre-midterm questions

Question 1

what is a landscape?

Answer 1

a landscape is . mosaic of patches, the componenets of pattern

Question 2

Define landscape ecology?

Answer 2

Is the study of the structure and dynamics of spatial mosaics and their ecological causes and consequences

Question 3

what are 8 different characteristics of patches?

Answer 3

1. size
2. orientation
3. contrast
4. # and location
5. shape
6. edge
7. context
8. type

Question 4

what are 7 types of corridors?

Answer 4

1. environmental resource corridors
2. planted corridors
3. remnant corridors
4. regenerated corridors
5. disturbance corridors
6. stream corridor
7. road corridor

Question 5

what are 3 ways a matrix of a landscape can be identified?

Answer 5

1. by its area
2. connectivity
3. control on patch dyanmic

Question 6

what are 3 core effects the matrix has on other landscape elements?

Answer 6

1. movement or dispersion of species
2. resource availability
3. abiotic environment

Question 7

what are the 5 coridor functions?

Answer 7

1. Habitat
2. conduit or movement
3. filter
4. source
5. sink

Question 8

define eco-tones?

Answer 8

are transitional areas between adjacent ecological systems

Question 9

what are the 6 characteristics of an eco-tone?

Answer 9

1. unique micro-habitats
2. Unique communities co-exist
3. Compositionally diverse
4. structurally diverse
5. functionally diverse
6. eco-tones vary in space and in time.

Question 10

what are the 6 types of eco-tones?

Answer 10

1. Gradual
2. abrupt
3. permanenet
4. mosaic eco-tones
5. peninsular
6. non permnanet

Question 11

Compare and contrast human versus natural eco-tones?

Answer 11

natural eco tones are soft, low contrast, curvilinear and the interactions between landscape elements are high. Human affected eco-tones are linear, hard and abrupt, high contrast, edge species predominant and interactions between landscape elements are low.

Question 12

what is the key thing to know about eco-tones?

Answer 12

they are everywher!