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| In estuaries, tissue produced by vascular plants (i.e. not algae) is typically eaten by animals: |
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| As detritus following microbial colonisation. |
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| Both pioneer and emergent tree species are light demanding but differ in a key aspect of their life history. This is because emergent species are typically |
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| A guild is a grouping of species with similar? |
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| The kauri cup podsol is an area of? |
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| Depleted soil directly beneath the tree |
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| The organisms that occur in a mutualistic relationship associated with the roots of many tree species are? |
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| What is a self introduced bird into New Zealand? |
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| Which of the following is a density dependent factor, in the context of population regulation? |
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| increased levels of stress |
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| A “K-selected” (equilibrium) species has a life history characterised by? |
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| Stoats are an especially serious threat to yellowheads (mohua) because? |
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| Yellowheads are hole-nesting birds |
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| Which of the following New Zealand plants is most likely to become locally extinct through selective browsing of its foliage by brushtail possums? |
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| mistletoe (Peraxilla spp.) |
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| Large carnivores are naturally rare because of: |
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| progressive loss of energy between trophic levels |
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| An organism which is both a primary and a secondary consumer is: |
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