Tags & Description
Indicator species
________- demonstrates the quality of an ecosystem with presence or absence (ex.
K - selected species
________- usually large, few offsprings, mature after many years, long life span and life expectancy.
Types of Ecosystem Services
________: provisioning, regulating, cultural, supporting
Biodiversity
________- the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
Ecological tolerance
________- range of conditions such as temperature, salinity, flow rate, and sunlight that an organism can endure before injury or death results.
Biotic potential
________- maximum reproductive rate of a population in ideal condition.
Pioneer species
________- first specie to move into an unoccupied habitat during succession.
Island biogeography
________- study of the ecological relationships and distribution of organisms on islands, and of these organisms community structures.
Ecological succession
________- change in a community overtime.
Highest species richness
________- near mainland.
Lowest species richness
________- far mainland.
Primary succession
________- begins with lifeless area, bare rock, no soil, pioneer species (lichens) real rock to form soil.
Secondary succession
________- disturbance alters community, soil already exists.
r - selected species
________- usually small, have Manu offsprings, mature early, short life spans