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Tropical forest ecology

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By: Rosie Adams
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Decks in this class (14)

Lecture 1
What is the tropics,
What can the tropics also be know as,
What is a temperate climate like
21  cards
Lecture 2 - sampling biodiversity
What are problems with sampling b...,
Describe a point count study,
2 things to think about when desi...
6  cards
Lecture 3 - gap dynamics and regeneration
Who proposd a gap mosaic model in...,
What are the 3 forest cycle main ...,
What are natural parts of forest ...
21  cards
Lecture 4 - adaptations to light in tropical rain forests
How have plants adapted to optimi...,
What is acclimation,
What does the potential of acclim...
29  cards
Lecture 5 - interactions between organisms
5 types of network interactions,
What are the types of herbivory a...,
What is important in regulating t...
15  cards
Lecture 6 - hyperdiversity
What is the simplest measure of a...,
Describe tropical forests diversity,
What are the problems of hyperdiv...
23  cards
Lecture 7 - Models for coexistence and diversity
What are the 2 key theories for c...,
What is fundamental to both theories,
What is the lotka volterra model
17  cards
Lecture 8 - Janzen connell hypothesis
What is a key driver of individua...,
At what point if competition very...,
What are natural enemies and wher...
15  cards
Lecture 9 - evidence and some key studies
What experiment showed evidence f...,
Describe over compensating densit...,
Describe experimental evidence fo...
15  cards
Lecture 10 - hunting and wildlife trade in tropical forests
What is a silent forest,
How is density affected by access...,
Why is hunting such a threat to t...
10  cards
Lecture 11 - Selective logging
Describe the prevalence of logging,
Describe the difference between t...,
What are the impacts of selective...
28  cards
Lecture 12 - managing farming to reduce biodiversity loss
What is the biggest driver of the...,
Why is agriculture such a big pro...,
Explain the issue of meat consump...
22  cards
Lecture 13 - forest fragmentation
When does forest fragmentation occur,
Definition of habitat fragmentation,
What are the 3 stages of the frag...
27  cards
Lecture 14 - payments for ecosystem services
What influenced the need to payme...,
What is an ecosystem service,
What are the 4 categories defined...
27  cards

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