front 1 Explain what habitat heterogeneity means using examples. | back 1 no data |
front 2 Why does habitat heterogeneity cause increased species richness? | back 2 Diverse landscapes can support more niches for more species than non-diverse landscapes |
front 3 Explain what a legacy effect is, and give 3 examples. | back 3 Long-lasting influences of historical processes on the current ecology. Volcanic eruptions, advance and retreat of glaciers, tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, fires, mudslides, fire suppression, logging |
front 4 Compare alpha, beta, and gamma diversity, and explain how each is related to the other. | back 4 alpha- relatively small area of homogenous habitat gamma- all the species in all the habitats of a large geographical area beta- the number of species that do not occur between both two habitats |
front 5 Describe the species-area relationship. | back 5 The larger an area the more species it is likely to have |
front 6 Discuss 3 things that could cause the species-area relationship | back 6 no data |
front 7 List the changes that occur with habitat fragmentation (5) | back 7 the total amount of habitat decreases, the number of habitat patches increases, the average patch size decreases, the amount of edge habitat increases, and patch isolation increases |
front 8 Identify the differences between the forest edges and the forest interior in terms of light, heat, and moisture. | back 8 Edge will experience greater sunlight, warmer temperatures in the summer, and higher rates of evaporation |
front 9 Explain why forest edges often have more species than the forest interior. | back 9 Because forest edges are ecotones and ecotones contain niches of both bordering ecosystems while also creating new niches. |
front 10 Discuss how the concept of nestedness relates to the SLOSS debate. | back 10 no data |
front 11 Summarize the Equilibrium Theory of Island Biogeography in your own words. | back 11 no data |
front 12 What would the size and distance from the mainland of an island tell you about how many species it probably has? | back 12 no data |
front 13 Describe patterns of species richness in North America | back 13 no data |
front 14 Explain how glaciation history could lead to differences in terrestrial diversity between two regions | back 14 no data |