EART25001 Ecology and conservation

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Introduction to ecology
Give the order of the ecological ...,
Give an example of a unit of evol...,
What is described as the flow of ...
17  cards
Components of freshwater ecosystems
Give four examples of services th...,
Describe lentic ecosystems,
Name three types of water ecosystem
94  cards
Freshwater ecosystems
What influences the salinity of l...,
Give two examples of characterist...,
Give five qualities that can vary...
18  cards
Ecological features of running and standing waters
In erosional systems how are the ...,
What time of input dominates eros...,
Describe the biotic community in ...
27  cards
Major threats to freshwater ecosystems
Give an example of a human impact...,
Name two ways in which humans can...,
Name a natural mechanism of eutro...
28  cards
Tropical forests 1: Cradles or Arks
Describe biogeography,
How is biogeography studied,
Give examples of factors that are...
41  cards
Tropical forests 2: Molecular ecology
What is molecular ecology,
What is assessed using molecular ...,
Give six examples of markers that...
22  cards
Tropical forests 3: At what level should conservation act?
What are the three main categorie...,
What are umbrella species,
Give two examples of umbrella spe...
26  cards
Tropical forests 4: Protected areas
What are the two main considerati...,
What is the theoretical basis for...,
What does island biogeography exp...
23  cards
Tropical forests 5: Conservation and People
What happened in the hkakabo razi...,
Why did local communities dispute...,
What did suarez rubio et al 2016 ...
15  cards
Introduction to soil biodiversity
What percentage of species on ear...,
Name two groups that comprise a s...,
What are three major reasons that...
27  cards
Threats to soil biodiversity
What can species loss result in,
What did a 1999 study conclude ab...,
Why is there a lack of data on sp...
22  cards
How do soil biota impact plant communities?
Name abiotic characteristics of s...,
What are the two major pathways o...,
What is allelopathy
28  cards
Herbivore effects of soils and ecosystem processes
Where is there plant consumption ...,
W,
What is another factor that can c...
12  cards
Grasslands: Behavioural ecology 1
What are grasslands and forests a...,
What are the two categories in th...,
What are the two ultimate causes ...
15  cards
Grasslands: Behavioural ecology 2
Describe optimal foraging,
Describe optimum prey size,
What are the implications of an i...
18  cards
Grasslands: Life histories
Define a population,
What is a useful characteristic o...,
How is age distribution described
22  cards
Grasslands: Competition and predation
What traits are selected for,
Where does most competition occur...,
Describe the logistic population ...
11  cards

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