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14 Cards in this Set
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Resilience |
When a community changes in response to a disturbance, but later returns to it's original state |
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Succession |
The predictable series of changes in a community following a disturbance |
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Primary Succession |
Disturbance removes all vegetation and soil life |
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Pioneer Species |
The first species to arrive in a primary succession area |
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Secondary Succession |
A disturbance dramatically alters, but does not destroy, all local organisms |
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Climax Community |
Community that remains in place with few changes until another disturbance restarts succession |
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Phase Shift |
Occurs when the overall character of the community fundamentally changes |
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Invasive Species |
Non-native species organisms that spread widely and become dominant in a community |
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Introduced Species |
Species that were deliberately or accidentally brought from elsewhere |
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Ecological Restoration |
Efforts to restore communities |
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Biome |
Major regional complex of similar communities recognized by plant type and vegetation structure |
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Climatograph |
A climate diagram showing an area's mean monthly temperature and precipitation |
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Permafrost |
Permanently frozen soil |
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Rainshadow effect |
Phenomenon that occurs when air going over a mountain releases moisture on one side, creating an arid region on the other side |
