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Decks in this class (15)

Nature of the Community: Patterns in Space & Time 1
Define community,
What determines community assembly,
Define species richness
5  cards
Miscellanious
Define keystone species,
Define foundation species,
Define umbrella species
4  cards
Nature of the Community: Patterns in Space & Time 2
Name the three tests for idh
1  cards
Primary Production
Define ecosystem,
Define primary production,
Define primary productivity
4  cards
Decomposition
Define allometry,
How does eddy covariance work,
What is light detecting and rangi...
15  cards
Deforestation
What are the drivers of deforesta...,
What are the drivers of degradation,
Define deforestation
4  cards
Density Dependence
Describe the shape of a logistic ...,
Is logistic growth density dependent,
Is exponential growth density dep...
9  cards
Population Growth
What factors determines the rates...,
Describe the traits of a populati...,
Describe the traits of a populati...
5  cards
Predation 1
Define monophagous,
Define oligophagous,
Define polyphagous
6  cards
Food Webs 1
Define links,
Define nodes,
Define trophic position
9  cards
Food webs 2
What is the productive space hypo...,
What is the relationship between ...
2  cards
Food webs 3
Define trophic cascade,
Describe the why the world is gre...,
What is the hypothesis of exploit...
3  cards
Dormancy & Dispersal
Give examples of clonal dispersal,
Define tidal and diurnal migration,
Define predictive dormancy
7  cards
The Missing Link
Why are parasites routinely left ...,
What is the difference between a ...,
What is the difference between a ...
3  cards
Pollination & Seed Dispersal
What colours can bees see,
What colours can birds see,
What colours can bats see
5  cards

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