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Fisheries Quiz
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Undergraduate 1
10/27/2011

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Dispersion
Definition
The spatial distribution of individuals within a population.
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Migration
Definition
Seasonal movements typically involving two-way movement along the same route.
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Dispersal
Definition
Outward movement of individuals away from their established area of activity.
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Immigration
Definition
An individual coming into a population.
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Emmigration
Definition
An individual leaving a population
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Landscape Ecology
Definition
The study of structure, function, and landscapes.
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Landscape
Definition
A heterogenous area composed of interacting habitats or ecosystems.
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Three interlaced ways in which habitat can be altered.
Definition
Loss, degraded, fragmentation.
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Habitat Loss
Definition
A reduction in the area of remaining habitat.
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Habitat Fragmentation
Definition
The separation of one continuous habitat into smaller more isolated components.
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Habitat Degradation
Definition
A reduction in the ability of an area of habitat to provide for the needs of the species/communities/ecosystems.
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A patch
Definition
An area of habitat within a landscape that differs from other surrounding areas.
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Edge effect
Definition
A change in the biotic or abiotic structure of habitat due to proximity to the edge or patch.
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Corridors
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A relatively narrow strip of suitable habitat connecting two or more otherwise isolated patches.
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