Urban Ecology

Question 1

Urban ecology

Answer 1

the study of ecological processes in urban environments

Question 2

Ecosystem engineer

Answer 2

organisms that directly or indirectly modulate the availability of resources to other species, by causing physical state changes in biotic or abiotic materials

Question 3

Urban-rural Gradient study

Answer 3

ecological data collection along transects that run from areas of high human development to areas of low human development

Question 4

Island Biogeography Theory

Answer 4

the idea that the diversity of a given island is a function of its size and distance from source population

Question 5

Before-After-Control-Impact (BACI) Study

Answer 5

collection of data before and after an event to determine ecological impact
requires baseline data and control for external variables

Question 6

Guild

Answer 6

any group of species that exploit the same resources, or who exploit different resources in related ways

Question 7

Urban avoiders

Answer 7

species that are highly sensitive and often unable to persist in urban environments
often specialists
often higher trophic level species

Question 8

Urban Exploiters

Answer 8

species whose populations reach higher abundances than in the wild
often generalists
often feed on human waste
often lower trophic levels

Question 9

Urban Adapters

Answer 9

species that may utilize Human Resources and survive in urban areas, but do not necessarily receive an added benefit from living with humans
often generalists that exhibit high degree of behavioral plasticity

Question 10

Urban heat island effect

Answer 10

temperatures in cities tend to be significantly warmer in urban areas

Question 11

Conservation social science

Answer 11

using social science to understand and improve conservation