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- soil formation (nutrients and recycling)
- erosion control
- carbon fixation |
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- reduced area
- reduced opportunities for gene flow |
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Definition
| scientific study of the relationship between organisms and their environments |
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| Ecological systems: Hierarchy of size and complexity |
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Definition
-individual
-populations
-communities
-ecosystems: combines biotic and abiotic factors
-biosphere |
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| variation in solar radiation with latitude |
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Definition
| global patterns in temperature and rainfall: air circulation and percipitation near the equator |
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| Rotation of the earth & wind patterns |
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Definition
| affects global wind patterns, prevailing winds contribute to production of surface ocean currents |
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Definition
| landscape types of vegetation represent biotic formations or climaxes |
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Definition
- Desert
- Tropical Rainforest
- Grassland
- Temperature Deciduous Forest
- Tundra
- Taiga/Boreal Forest |
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| Terrestrial ecosystems characteristics |
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Definition
2 biotic factors:
- percipitation
- temperature |
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- 20% of earth's surface
- less than 50 cm rainfall per year |
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Definition
| - vegetation is primarily desert shrubs |
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Definition
- lacks vegetation
- vegetation being a combination of futile plants |
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| Temperature and Regulation by desert plants |
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Definition
- open growth form: allows them to lose heat as wind moves through them more
- dense hair coating: increases heat loss, white hair reflects more light |
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| Convergent Strategies for water storage in Camels and Cactii |
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Definition
-cactii store water in trunks and arms
- dont sweat, allowing internal heat to arise
- dense hair reduces heat gain
- keep stomates closed during the day, only opening them up at night- allowing heat to build up internally
- spines reflect heat
- fat is stored in humps for camels, as a source for metabolic water
- animals concentrate urine
- Both drink/absorb massive amounts of water |
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| Forest Characteristics : Tropical Rainforest |
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Definition
-20 - 25 degrees celcius
-greater than 200 cm a year of percipitation
- poor nutrient soil, as it is acidic, and rapidly decomposes |
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| Canopy for Tropical Rainforest |
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Definition
| multilayered and continuous, low light , and flora and fauna are very diverse |
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| Plant Adaptations for tropical rainforests |
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Definition
- salt glands
- smooth bark, buttressing
- climbing vines, epiphytes
- drip tips |
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| Forest Characteristics: Temperate forests |
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Definition
- 20 to 30 derees celcius
- 75-150 cm even percipitation throughout the year
- fertile soil with decaying litter |
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Term
| canopy for Temperate Forest |
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Definition
| light penetrates, diverse understory vegetation canopy, 3 to 4 tree species with broad leaves |
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| Plant adaptations in Temperate Forest |
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Definition
-reproductive cycles vary
- thick bark
-deciduous |
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| Boreal Forest/Taiga characteristics |
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Definition
- temps low in winter
- 40 to 100 cm annual percipitation of snow
- soil is thin, nutrient poor and acidic |
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Definition
| low light canopy, limited understory, flora consists of mostly evergreen conifers |
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Term
| plant adaptations in Taiga |
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Definition
- leaf shape
- leaf type (evergreen)
- tree shape |
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