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18 Cards in this Set
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Ecological succession
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Change in an ecosystems that happens when one community replaces another
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Climax community
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Stable ecological community with little change in composition of species
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Secondary succession
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The orderly and predictable change that takes place after a community of organisms has been removed but the soil has remained intact (occurs faster than primary succession)
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Latitude
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Longitude
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Winds
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Result due to temperature imbalances and cold sir goes to areas of warm air
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Ocean currents
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Warm water is carried to the pools and cool water sinks to the ocean floor and travels to tropical regions
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Oxygen increases...
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Temperature increases
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Biomes are classified by...
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Plants, temperature, and precipitation
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Altitude increases...
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Latitude decreases
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Littoral zone
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Area closest to shore
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Limnetic zone
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Open water zone
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Profundal zone
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Deepest, Lower in oxygen
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Interidal zone
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A narrow band where the ocean meets land
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Photic zone
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Shallow enough that sunlight can penetrate
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Aphotic zone
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Area where sunlight is unable to penetrate
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Benthic zone
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Area along the ocean floor that consists of sand, silt, and dead organisms
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Littoral zones _____
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Has the highest diversity
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