Biodiversity
This "effect" happens after a massive disruption that kills a lot of species randomly.
What is the Bottleneck Effect?
This notably different body part between species of Galapagos finches was studied by Darwin, who hypothesized their adaptive radiation from a common ancestor.
What is a beak?
This describes the role that an organism plays in their ecosystem.
What is a niche?
This ecosystem service involves money generated by recreation or scientific knowledge. It can be disrupted by urbanization.
What is Cultural?
This type of succession happens after new islands are formed my cooled volcanic magma.
What is primary sucession?
This value, notated by r, is the total number of different species in an ecosystem
What is richness?
This type of species is more likely to adapt quickly (r-selected or k-selected).
What is r-selected?
This term describes the range of conditions where the most of a species survives.
What is the optimum range?
This ecosystem service is when goods are taken directly from ecosystems or made from natural resources. It can be disrupted by overharvesting.
What is provisioning?
This type of succession happens after a dramatic natural event destroys much of the ecosystem.
What is secondary succession?
This is the number of different habitats available in a given area.
What is Ecosystem Diversity?
Species richness on islands has an inverse relationship with this factor from the mainland.
What is distance from mainland?
This term describes the range of conditions where some organisms can survive, but it's not ideal.
What is the zone of physiological stress?
This ecosystem service supports processes we do ourselves, making them cheaper and easier. It can be disrupted by pollinator habitat loss.
What is Supporting?
A wolf is an example of this type of species in Yellowstone Park, whose disappearance resulted in the exponential growth of the deer population
What is a keystone species?
This is the measure of how all individuals are balanced between different species in a given area.
What is evenness?
This term describes how the best adapted organisms are more likely to survive and pass on their genes (Survival of the fittest).
What is natural selection?
This term describes the range of conditions where organisms cannot live.
What is the zone of intolerance?
This ecosystem service involves regulating climate/air quality, thus reducing storm damage and healthcare costs. It can be disrupted by deforestation.
What is Regulating?
These two pioneer species in primary succession break up volcanic rock and turn it into soil.
What are lichen and moss?
This is how different the genes are of individuals within a population.
What is genetic diversity?
This term describes the conditions that kill those without adaptation, like predation.
What is Selective Pressure?
This term describes an essential element that is the main one regulating the growth of a species.
What are limiting factors?
This term describes a disruption that happens with regular, predictable frequency.
What is periodic?
This type of species is sensitive to small changes in the environment, and its presence or lack thereof signals change in the ecosystem.
What is a indicator species?