Ecological Succession
Plants that will appear near the end of the ecological succession cycle
What are larger plants like trees
animals moving from one place to another seasonally.
What is migration?
Shows that an ecosystem is not healthy
What is the loss of biodiversity
The island closer to the mainland show this
Which island will have more species richness?
recreation and scenic area for tourism
What are cultural ecosystem services
plant or animal species that many other species in the ecosystem depend on
What are keystone species
This disruption to ecosystems occurs every year
what are seasons
Ecosystems containing many different types of species.
What is species richness?
The island that has less diversity will be this
smaller islands and those farther away
increase global temperature because of the release of CO2
What is the result of deforestation?
The most species present in an ecosystem show this
what is species richness
This is the term for the total amount of different species in a given ecosystem
what is species richness?
The ways that species can overcome environmental stressors.
The more levels of biodiversity, the more genetic diversity.
small populations are more vulnerable to unpredictable events leading to this
what is extinction
examples of disruptions of ecosystem service by an anthropogenic activity
increase air pollution because of burning fossil fuels
when plants that grow best in full sun appear
what is at the beginning of the ecological succession period
this is the theory that organisms that are better adapted to their env. survive and reproduce more offspring
What is a natural selection?
when wildfires, hurricanes, tornadoes and flooding happening to an ecosystem.
What are examples of environmental stressors?
Where the plants and animals come from that live on an island.
The consumption of mosquitoes by bats and the control of flooding provided by tropical forests in mountainous areas of Central America are examples of
what are ecosystem services
When the community reaches its most productive state
what is climax community
how animals adapt to natural disruption in their environment
incremental changes at the genetic level
the range of conditions that show ecological tolerance of a species
temperature, salinity, flow rate and sunlight
Island species have evolved to be this type of species
specialist species
What an ecosystem provides like food and water
what are provisional ecosystem services