Resilient Ecosystems
The series of changes that occur in an area where no soil or organisms exist.
Primary Succession
The number and variety of different species in an area.
Biodiversity
Human activities can also introduce non-native species that may compete with native species for resources.
Invasive Species
Study of how organisms interact with their environment.
Ecology
Practice of using less of a resource so that it can last longer.
Conservation
The first species to populate an area
Pioneer Species
The products that human's take from the ecosystem that provides a way to make $$$ means that the ecosystem provides _______________________.
Economic Value
Species that are in danger of becoming extinct.
Endangered
Recreation and Education describes what service?
Cultural
Practice of helping a degraded or destroyed ecosystem recover from damage. Like planting native trees and plants.
Ecological Restoration
Example is a forest fire ____________ ____________.
What is still remaining so life comes back? ________.
Secondary Succession, Soil
Species that influences the survival of many other species in an ecosystem.
Keystone Species
Type of diversity where the total number of inherited traits in the genetic makeup of an entire species affects how well it is adapted to its environment.
Genetic
This service gives natural resources to humans to use such as drinking water, food, fuel, and raw materials
Provisional
Ability of an ecosystem to maintain biodiversity and production indefinitely. fEx. Designating protected areas.
Sustainability
Species like the Long-Leaf Pine in the Carolina's that grow to be very mature and well established in its habitat.
Dominate
Name 3 different mussels from the Illinois River & why are they important to the ecosystem?
Various Answers, Filter/Clean Water
All species function within an ecosystem, Each species performs a certain role. All species are connected and provide __________ value to its ecosystem.
Ecological Value
These services benefits humans, such as mussels and oysters cleaning water and decomposing waste material. Allows nature to fix or resist problems that may harm the ecosystem as well. Both humans and the ecosystem benefit.
Regulatory Services
Determining and limiting the amount of resources humans can take from an ecosystem.
Regulation
Example of Primary Succession is ...........
When living things are established and start to grow in Primary Succession it is called ............
Lava Flow, Colonization
A panda has a very limited and narrow ___________ diversity, because the eat only bamboo, their population would decrease unless they could feed on another food source.
Niche
What are the 2 invasive mussel species on the Illinois River?
Asian Mussel, Zebra Mussel
Services like Photosynthesis and Decomposing material that makes soil rich. Processes that helps the ecosystems continue to thrive and survive.
Supporting Services
Practice that humans can do to grow crops in regions with many hills.
Terracing