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BIOS 1404 Unit 2

  • Biodiversity
  • –Answer the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.

  • Endemic Species
  • –Answer Species native to one place. Richness of diversity in tropics also mean knowledge of species is lowest and high potential for biodiversity loss.

  • Biodiversity hotspots
  • –Answer High number of endemic species. Identifying important locations on planet for conservation efforts. Protects hotspots to protect large # of species.

  • Species Richness
  • –Answer Number of species present in an area.

  • relative species abundance (evenness)
  • –Answer the number of individuals present for each species in an ecosystem. Primary producers typically have the highest relative abundance.

  • 3 terms of measuring biodiversity over spatial scales.
  • –Answer

  • Alpha Diversity
  • Beta Diversity
  • Gamma Diversity
  • Alpha Diversity
  • –Answer Diversity within particular area/ecosystem. Expressed by # of species in that ecosystem.

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–Answer Measurement that examines the change in species diversity between these ecosystems.-Counting the total # of species that are unique to each of the ecosystems being compared.

  • Gamma Diversity
  • –Answer Measures overall diversity for different ecosystems within a region.

  • Genetic Diversity
  • –Answer Raw materials for adaptations in species.

  • Ecological Disturbances
  • –Answer Changes in community structures & composition over time induced by volcanos, earthquakes, storms, fires, etc.-Normal communities unaffected and @ equilibrium.

  • Primary Succession
  • –Answer Newly exposed or newly formed land is colonized by living things.

  • Secondary Succession
  • –Answer Part of ecosystem is defined and remnants of previous community remains.-Succession in response to enviornmental disturbances moves a community away from its equilibrium

  • Pioneers/Early successional species
  • –Answer Species that're well adapted for exploit- ing disturbances

  • intermediate disturbance hypothesis
  • –Answer Local species diversity is maximized when ecological disturbances are neither too rare nor too frequent.

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SUBSCRIBE BIOS 1404 Unit 2 1. Biodiversity –Answer the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem. 2. Endemic Species –Answer Species native to one place. Richness of ...

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