Ecological niche

Dragons’ Adaptive Strategies in the Iron Islands. With just four species of dragons of the eighteen that live on the continent of Westeros, the Iron islands possess a variety of niches were these species thrive without being adapted to the same island as the others as all the populations became isolated not by space (as dragons can fly) but by habitat (different resources); also, these dragons are the best example of the adaptive radiation process as a common ancestor species from Westeros…

reasons why human beings generated a 6th biological crisis. Finally, this article will explain what the elements of this 6th biological crisis are. KEYWORDS Biological crisis, Extinction of species, environmental ecosystems, massive extinction, ecological niches, Industrial Era, greenhouses gases, global warming, sea level, co2 emissions, toxic wastes, Ocean acidification, ocean currents, UV and Infrared Radiations, Global temperature, deforestation, density and salinity of water, Ozone layer.…

result in two species sharing different parts of a niche”(pg.249). The ducks and fish don’t share the same ecological niche which is “the part of the environment that a species uses to survive and reproduce”(pg.248). This is also proven by the fact that it states in the textbook that “the fish use a different part of the habitat’s resources than the ducks”(pg.248). Although the ducks and fish share the same habitat they do not share the same niche. These points and the evidence shows that it is…

researching and found that there are areas where this definition can be difficult to apply. There are four major definitions and concepts that can be applied to a ‘species’. The biological species concept, the morphological species concept, the ecological species concept and the phylogenetic species concept. Throughout the course of this essay, I will discuss various definitions, tackle the difficulties associated with defining a species and I aim to answer the fundamental…

are performed by this ecosystem in terms of the surrounding environment? All of the organisms within an ecosystem have different roles. These roles are called niches. Organisms can have more than one niche and knowing the niches of an organism can help to explain why they act and interact the way they do. To determine an organism's niche, you need to identify what it eats, where it lives, and how it interacts with the other organisms in the ecosystem. What are the principal characteristics of…

periods of time. Darwin argues that species have mechanisms and methods that modify them over long periods of time to increase chances of survival and reproduction. Darwin argues that ecological and climate factors drive species to adapt, change, and morph to be better suited to survive and excel within their niche. Throughout these chapters Darwin constantly is…

their wings, and this vulture’s wingspan was roughly 4 feet wide. I based my estimates on the surroundings of the vultures including a fence and vehicle. Black vultures are 3rd trophic level consumers. 2. What is the ecological role or niche of your animal/insect? The major ecological role of the black vulture is a forager (The Cornell lab of Ornithology, 2015). However, at times it can also be hunters (The Cornell lab of Ornithology, 2015). The profession of foraging or scavenging is a…

Ecological succession is predictable change over time in an ecosystem. There are two kinds of ecological succession, and those are primary and secondary succession. Both of these can affect a community is various ways. In the Lion King, secondary succession, which is a type of ecological succession that is a result of a disturbance which changes an existing community without removing the soil, shows up and it greatly, affects the community. When Scar becomes king, the land goes into a great…

first impression was that the project would be creating a simple model. With an increase in temperature and less rain, there should be a lower population of species. My research advisor Dr. Church had me read numerous scientific articles about ecological niche modeling of other species and the factors use to create these models. As I read these papers, the data and results left me perplexed. The models that were used were extremely complex, often containing 20-30 different factors to create…

Durand, in her essay, Ecology of Poetry, argues that the form and function of poetry, and especially of ecopoetics, should aim to reflect ecological processes rather than follow traditions of earlier nature poetry, which can be characterized by the ‘thingification’ of non-human objects through the view of human-subjects when perceiving natural object-landscapes, -animals, -organisms, etc. While modern human understanding of our interactions and relationship with our environment has cleaved us…