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L1- introduction to ecology
What is ecology,
Define ecology,
Where do interactions occur
21
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L2 - Human impacts on biodiversity
What is the anthropocene,
What epoch preceded the anthropocene,
Why is population growth a centra...
21
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L3 - Freshwater Ecosystem Contents
What are examples of provisioning...,
What are examples of supporting e...,
What are examples of regulating e...
31
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L4 - Nutrient cycling, nitrogen and phosphorus
Why is nitrogen n essential for l...,
What is phosphorus p critical for...,
What are the unreactive and react...
18
cards
L5 - Ecological features of freshwater ecosystems
What are the 3 primary ecological...,
How is light availability in lake...,
What are the 3 stratification lay...
21
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L6 - The river continuum concept (RCC) perspectives
What factors influence the ecolog...,
How do biological communities ada...,
What is the rcc
14
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L7 - Threats and Solutions (freshwater system)
What is eutrophication,
What are common sources of organi...,
How does organic pollution affect...
20
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L8 - Wastewater Treatment Works
What is urban stream syndrome,
How does impervious surface cover...,
What are the stages of wastewater...
17
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L9 - Tropical forests - cradles or arks?
Why is biodiversity not equally d...,
What is conservation biogeography...,
Why is biogeography valuable for ...
20
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L10 - Molecular Ecology
What is molecular ecology,
What are the primary markers used...,
What are the advantages of using ...
20
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L11 - At what level should conservation act
What are umbrella species and why...,
What are sentinel or indicator sp...,
What are keystone species and the...
18
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L12 - Protected areas
What is the most effective way of...,
What are the two main considerati...,
What is island biogeography theory
15
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L13 - Conservation and people
Why should protected areas consid...,
What is fortress conservation,
What historical example illustrat...
17
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L14 - Introduction to the biodiversity of soil
Why has soil historically been im...,
How do early polynesian settlers ...,
What percentage of the world s so...
24
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L15 - Soil biodiversity and ecosystem functioning
How much have humans increased sp...,
What percentage of mammal bird an...,
How does species loss impact ecos...
18
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L16 - Soil biota impacting plant communities
What are the abiotic factors stru...,
What are the two major pathways t...,
How do arbuscular mycorrhizal am ...
14
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L17 - Soils, plants and herbivores
How does plant biomass consumptio...,
How does herbivore density correl...,
What are the negative and positiv...
16
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L18 - Grasslands biome
How many species are there in the...,
What are grasslands and why are g...,
What photosynthetic pathways do g...
16
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L19 - Life histories
Why is age distribution important...,
What do life tables describe and ...,
How is survivorship calculated
21
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L20 - Competition and predation
How did charles darwin define com...,
Where does most competition occur,
How is competition linked to popu...
19
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