Stability Flashcards

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Diffusion

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Less common and involves pop . It describes the spread of species at the edge of ranges into new areas

Ex)after finches arrive on an Ian’s and find a habitat avail and wit niches the popp will increase

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Jump dispersal

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Long distance of organisms to remote areas (island ) by one or a few individual organisms.

Ex)colonization of the Galápagos Islands by finches from the mainland South America

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Secular migration

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Dispersal over geological timescales. This is diffusion occurring slowly that the diffusing species undergoes evolutionary change.
Ex) diversification and spread of seeds

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Ability to recover

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Inertia :resistance to being altered
Resilience : ability of a system to recover after a disturbance
Diversity :the number and proportion of species present

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