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What is ecology?
Ecology,
Study of individuals,
Study of populations
14
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Ecology in action: invasion
Why are islands good for research,
What can you analyse on islands,
Christmas island
12
cards
Life of Land
Biome,
Natural history,
Primary producer
29
cards
Life in Water
Life began in water,
What is the limiting resource,
Freshwater comes in two kinds
41
cards
Population Genetics and Natural Selection
Basic approaches in ecology,
Natural selection,
Heritability
5
cards
Temperature Relations
Temperature,
Heat,
Niche fundamental and realised
28
cards
Water Relations
Water vapor pressure,
Vapour pressure deficit,
Hypo osmotic
11
cards
Energy and Nutrient Relations
Specialist and generalist,
Photosynthetic autotrophs,
Photosynthetically active radiation
20
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Social Relations
Social relations,
Mating choice vs predation,
Sexual selection
10
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Population Distribution and Abundance
Population,
Distribution,
Abundance
13
cards
Population Dynamics
Dispersal does what,
Who disperses,
Metapopulation
21
cards
Population Growth
Shapes of population growth,
Geometric growth,
Exponential growth
8
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Life Histories
Life history,
Offspring size vs number,
Adult survival and reproduction a...
10
cards
Species Interactions and Competition
Competition,
Predation,
Mutualism
17
cards
Exploitative Interactions
Examples of exploitation,
Interactions can be,
Exploitation and abundance
16
cards
Mutualism
Types of mutualism,
Plant mutualism,
Mycorrhizal fungi plants
8
cards
Species Abundance and Diversity
Community,
Species abundance,
Species diversity and factors tha...
9
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Species Interactions and Community Structure
Community webs,
Dominant species,
Carnivores
12
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Primary and Secondary Production
Physical chemical and biological ...,
Ecosystem,
Primary production
12
cards
Nutrient Cycling and Retention
What does nutrient cycling involve,
Nutrients,
Nutrient cycling
11
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Succession and Stability
Succession,
Primary succession,
Secondary succession
12
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Landscape Ecology
Landscape,
Landscape structure features,
Path
14
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Geographic Ecology
Geographic ecology,
Pattern of species richness on is...,
Equilibrium model of island bioge...
4
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Global Ecology
El nino southern oscilation,
La nina,
Human activity and the nitrogen c...
6
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Managing Threats in Marine Systems
Marine systems are opposite to mo...,
Ashmore reef,
Threats to biodiversity
11
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