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11 Cards in this Set
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Community
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group of species, occupy a given area
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species richness
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number of different species
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species evenness
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relative abundance of each species
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Species diversity index
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higher the value, the greater the number of species
1-3(higher, more diverse) |
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Evenness index
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lower the number, the more even
0-1 |
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keystone specie
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disproportionate impact on community removal=change in community structure with significant loss of diversity
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Guilds
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group of species that exploit a common resource in a similar fashion. Strong interaction between members
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Functional Type
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group of species based on their common response to environment(C4, CAM)
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Zonation
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geography changes, vegetation changes, animal species change
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Organismic view of community
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Clements
each species is an integrated component of the whole Take one out and there will be problems |
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Individualistic View of Community
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Gleason
Who gets there first take one species out and another can come in |