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14 Cards in this Set
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community
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all populations of an area OR biotic components of an ecosystem
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flora
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all plants of an area
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fauna
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all animals of an area
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vegetation
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structure of the flora in terms of dominance
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physiognomy
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overall appearance of a community
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lifeform
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classification of plants based on the location of the bud for new growth
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dominants
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controlling plants
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influents
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controlling animals
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density
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D - number of individuals of a species per unit area
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frequency
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F - % of samples a species occurs in
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Dominance
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B - amount in bulk or weight (biomass, canopy cover, basal cover etc) of a species per unit area
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Importance Value
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IV - relative D + relative F + relative B /3
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vertical stratification
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vertically differential distribution of species in a community
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horizontal distriubtion
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horizontally differential distriubtion of species in a community
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