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31 Cards in this Set
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State of species only being found in a single defined geographic location |
Endemic Species |
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The number of different species that are represented in a given community |
Species Biodiversity |
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Combined characteristics of biotic and abiotic properties |
Ecosystem Biodiversity |
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Refers to the interconnected web of living organisms and their physical environment on Earth |
Global Ecosystem |
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Organisms that have been introduced into an area outside their normal distribution |
Exotic Species |
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Non-material benefit that people obtain from ecosystem |
Cultural Ecological Service |
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A mammal that raises its newborn offspring inside an external pouch |
Marsupials |
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How many identified living organismz in the World |
8.7-8.9 Million |
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Highest when all species in a sample have the same abundance |
Species Evenness |
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The simplest measure if species diversity and is either a count of the no. of species inhabiting a given area |
Species Richness |
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Species that have high abundance relative to other species in a community |
Species Domination |
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The degree to which one or several species have a major influence controlling the other species in their ecological community |
Species Ecosystem Domination |
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He coined the term ecosystem |
AG Tinsley, 1935 |
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Simpson Index Range |
0 representing infinite diversity and 1 representing no diversity |
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The act of removing or destroying something completely |
Extirpation |
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To guess or to think about what might happen using information that is already known |
Extrapolation |
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Countries that have high level diversity, meaning that they have many different types of plant and animal lifes |
Megadiverse Country |
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Outside, off-site, or away from the natural location |
Ex-situ |
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In the original place, or the place where something should be |
In-situ |
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How many years are required for evolution of biodiversity |
3.5 Billion |
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Top most bio-diverse country |
Brazil |
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What are the types of biodiversity |
1.Genetic 2.Species 3.Ecosystem |
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The biological variation that occurs within species |
Genetic Biodiversity |
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Farming type which farmers grow only crops both annual crop/trees |
Monoculture Farming |
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The species that can invade our natural areas |
Invasive Plant/Animal |
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Are any species which are vulnerable to extinction in the near future |
Threatened Plant/Animal |
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The benefits obtained from the regulation of ecosystem processes |
Regulating Service |
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Ecosystem services that are necessary for the production of all other ecosystem services |
Supporting Service |
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Any type of benefit to people that can be extracted from nature |
Provisional Service |
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Is a measure of the overall diversity for the different ecosystems within a region |
Gamma/Global Biodiversity |
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The process of moving Earth, rock, or other material w/ tools, equipment or explosives |
Excavation |
