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12 Cards in this Set
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Species richness |
The number of different species occurring in a defined geographical area |
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Biodiversity |
The variation of life |
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Biodiversity Hotspot |
Places of high biodiversity that are threatened by humans |
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Evolutionary speed hypothesis |
More species in certain areas die to speciation occurs faster and longer in certain areas |
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Interspecific interactions hypothesis |
High species diversity in the trophics is associated with greater competition and higher predation rates |
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Intermediate disturbance hypothesis |
Smaller scale patterns of biological diversity |
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Interference competition |
One specie is actively attempts to exclude another species |
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Symbionts |
Species that live in conjunction with one another |
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Amensalism |
Relationship in which one is unaffected and the other is negatively impacted |
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Basal species |
A species that is the bottom of the food chain |
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Keystone |
A non abundant species that an ecosystem relies on |
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Gap phase dynamics |
Small scale successional dynamics |
