Gathering Info
A species social structures, hunting patterns, foraging, mating rituals
what is their Behavior
3 levels of biodiversity include: genetic, species, and ____________
what is ecosystem
In situ means
what is "in the situation" or in the wild
These are all what type of habitat loss: tornado, earthquake, flood, fire
what are natural causes
conservation facility for aquatic species
what is an aquarium
terms that describes what a species looks like
what is morphology
keystone species that significantly create, modify, maintain, or destroy habitats
what are ecosystem engineers
observations and data collected from the natural environment
what is a field study
another word for man-made cause
what is anthropogenic
Popular success story of reintroducing this scavenging bird
what is the California Condor
Term that describes a species' food, water and mineral requirements
what is their physiology
maximum number of individuals that a habitat can support
what is carrying capacity
sampling technique for field studies that follows along a line
what is a transect survey
type of pollution from the hustle and bustle of a big city
what is noise pollution
Common conservation strategy used to augment dwindling populations of wildlife
what is assisted reproduction or captive breeding
age distribution of populations, number of juveniles, sexual mature males and females etc
what is species demography
an organism that holds the ecosystem together, not always the most abundant or significant but when removed has serious impacts
What is a keystone species
type of sampling collection that has minimal impact on the animal (scat collections in the field)
what is non-invasive sampling
Lantern flies are a threat to US biodiveristy and are commonlyly referred to as _________ species
what is invasive
places where endangered animals are bred and protected outside their natural habitats
what are zoos
Term that describes timing patterns in migrations, seasonalities, norturnal, diurnal
what is phenology
threats of biodiversity can cause severe declines in populations leading to ___________
what is extinction
the ecology and distinctive characteristics of a species
what is their natural history
The Eco-tourism craze, shark cage-diving, can put unsustainable pressure on shark populations, leading to O_________________
What is overexploitation
Rare flowers collected in Botanic Gardens that grow soley along the South African coastline
What are Proteas (sugar bushes)