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ecology
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study of how organisms interact with their environment.
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biota
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All the organisms that are part of an ecosystem.
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Climate components
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temperature, water, sunlight, wind
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most critical climatic factors
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temperature and water
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What determines global climate patterns?
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- solar energy input
- planet’s movement in space |
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Adiabatic process
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heat content is constant
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The capacity of air to hold moisture varies with
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temperature
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Coriolis Effect
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Freely moving objects appear to follow curved paths over the surface of the earth
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The surface circulation of the ocean is driven by
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prevailing winds
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Population ecologists
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focus on what governs the dynamics of
populations of a single species. |
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Community ecologists
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study the interactions between populations;
eg, predation and competition. |
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Behavioral ecologists
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interested in understanding the adaptive
significance of “behavioral” characters. |
