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Decks in this class (16)

Lecture 3: Coping with Environmental Variation - Energy
Autotroph definition,
Autotroph key step,
Heterotroph definition
34  cards
Lecture 4: Evolutionary Ecology
What is evolution,
Descent with modification,
Allele frequency change
22  cards
Lecture 5: Life History
Allocation,
Frogs life history,
Frog s aquatic stage
18  cards
Lecture 6: Behavioural Ecology
Proximate causes,
Ultimate causes,
Optimal foraging theory
10  cards
Lecture 12: Competition
On trophic,
Interspecific competition,
Intraspecific competition
17  cards
Lecture 13: Mutualism and Commensalism
Microbiome,
Bright blue water means,
Oligotrophic
18  cards
Lecture 14: The Nature of Communities
What are communities,
Physically defined community,
Biologically defined community
31  cards
Lecture 15: Change in communities
Blow down zone,
Scorch zone,
Mount st helens
26  cards
Lecture 16: Biogeography
Biogeography,
Lower latitudes vs higher latitudes,
Species richness
25  cards
Lecture 17: Species Diversity in Communities
Distribution and abundance of spe...,
Regional species pools and disper...,
Species interactions
16  cards
Lecture 18: Production
Ecosystem,
Primary production,
Gross primary production gpp
32  cards
Lecture 19: Energy Flow and Food Webs
Trophic interactions,
Trophic levels,
Detritus
44  cards
Lecture 20: Nutrient Supply and Cycling
Biogeochemistry,
Nutrient requirements,
Structural compounds of plants
46  cards
Lecture 21: Applied and Large-Scale Ecology
Biodiversity,
Example of biodiversity,
Why should we care
21  cards
Lecture 22: Landscape Ecology and Ecosystem Management
3 tools important for landscaping,
Landscape ecology examines spatia...,
Aerial photography
22  cards
Lecture 23: Global Ecology
Global ecology,
Global biogeochemical cycles,
Carbon pools located in
21  cards

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