Describes a situation where species evolves to use a pre-existing structure of trait inherited from an ancestor for a potentially unrelated function.
What is pre-adaptation?
100
This type of species maintain effective performance under pressure or adversity
What is stress tolerant species
100
This molecule is associated with global warming
What is carbon?
200
Caused or produced by humans
What is anthropogenic disturbance
200
Anthropogenic and natural
What is the two types of disturbances
200
The largest carbon sink
What is the ocean
300
The hybridization between different sub species within a species. For example: Mating of a Bangal tiger with a Siberian tiger
What is intra-specific hybridization?
300
Where native species facilitate the growth and establishment of non-native species
What is biotic facilitation?
300
This anthropogenic behavior can lead to an increase in nitrogen deposition in the soil
What is agriculture and/or air pollution
400
The total number of individuals of a species released into a region that is not native to the area. As the total number of individuals released into the area increases so does the pressure.
What is propagule pressure?
400
These three abiotic conditions act as a constraints to survival in the high altitudes
What is low oxygen, poor soil quality, shorter growing seasons, longer frost period, colder temperatures.
400
These three concepts in globalization may lead to an increase in higher altitude plant invasions
What is accessibility to travellers who carry non native seeds with them to new isolated areas, urbanization of tourist destination with non native landscaping and transport between continents and large body of water?
500
The research method called the mountain invasion research network
What is MIREN
500
These two G's are key concepts associated with the invasion of plant species into higher elevation
What is Globalization and Global Warming?
500
Global warming may lead to the northward migration of the temperate forests into current ________ forests