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Ecology

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The study of relationships between organisms and their environments.

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Environment

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The condition (biotic and abiotic) in which an organism lives.

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Biosphere

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The part of Earth the supports life.

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Habitat

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A specific location, with a particular set of abiotic and biotic conditions; where an organism normally lives.

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Population

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Number of individuals of a species living in a particular place at a particular time.

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Community

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All species that occupy a particular place at a given time.

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Ecosystem

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A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.

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Niche

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A species’s role and position in its environment; a species’s interactions with the biotic and abiotic factors of its environment.

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Abiotic

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The non-living physical factors that affect an organism’s ability to survive.

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Producer

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(Autotrophic) organism forming the base of all food chains; converts simple inorganic chemicals into complex organic molecules (food).

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Consumer

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Organism that eats other living organisms (or part of an organism) for nutrition.

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Heterotroph

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An organism that eats other living organisms.

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Herbivore

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Plant-eating organism.

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Carnivore

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Meat-eating organism.

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Omnivore

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An organism that can utilise a range of nutrients; both herbivores and carnivores.

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Detritivore

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An organism that feeds on detritus.

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Decomposer

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An organism (eg. bacteria and fungi) that utilises dead organisms or waste matter for its nutrients, releasing simple inorganic molecules.

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Optimal Range

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The level of an abiotic factor at which an organism will best survive.

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Physiological Stress

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The inability of an organism to function at maximum efficiency as a result of some factor.

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Tolerance Range

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The range of a particular abiotic factor within which organisms can survive.

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Cryptic Organism

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An organism that has the ability to avoid observation or detection by using camouflage, nocturnally, underground habitat, mimicry or any other method of concealment.

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Intraspecific

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Within a species; between individuals of the same species.

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Interspecific

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Between different species.

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Predator

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An organism that captures, kills and feeds on another animal.

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Competition
Rivalry between individuals, of the same or different species, for a specific resource.
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Symbiosis
A relationship in which two organisms live in close association over a long period of time.
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Mutualism
Necessary and positive association between two organisms.
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Cooperation
Association between (or within) species that benefits both but is not essential for survival of either.
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Commensalism
Relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other organism is not affected.
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Amensalation
A relationship in which one species is inhibited by another.
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Parasitism
Association between organisms in which one species (the parasite) is completely dependant upon the other (the host), which is usually harmed.
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Distribution
Regions in which a species is found.
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Abundance
Number (of a species) in a specific area at any time.
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Holdridge Life Zone System
A system of classifying areas of land, encompassing climate and ecological types.
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Plankton-Nekton Ecosystem
The ecosystem of the ocean surface consisting of nekton (free swimmers) and plankton (microscopic organisms).
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Nekton
Free-swimming organisms of surface waters.
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Benthic Ecosystem
The ecosystem at the lowest level of a body of water; includes the sediment surface and some subsurface layers.
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Littoral Zone
The zone between water and land, which may be affected by tidal action.
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Netric Zone
Shallow region of the ocean overlying the continental shelves.
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Abyssal Zone
Deep-water-zone (depth 4000-6000)
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Biome
The living organisms of a large area defined by its climate and dominant plant species (eg. a desert community).
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Vertical Stratification
The vertical arrangement of vegetation into layers (or strata), providing a variety of niches.
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Canopy
The upper layer or habitat zone, formed by mature tree crowns.
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MIcrohabitat
A small habitat that may be different from the surrounding larger habitat.
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Ecozone
A large area in which organisms have been evolving in relative isolation over long periods of time.
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Ecoregion
A subdivision of an ecozone; a geographically distinct community based on geology, soils, climate and predominant vegetation.
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Monoculture
A system that has very low diversity; in agriculture, it describes the practice of growing a single crop type.
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Species Richness
A measure of the number of species present and the evenness of species in relation to one another.
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Species Diversity
A measure of the number of species found in a community, compared with the number of individuals.
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Simpson's Index (D)
The probability that two individuals randomly selected from a sample will belong to the same species (or genus or family etc).
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Simpson's Diversity Index (SDI)
The probability that two individuals randomly selected from a sample will belong to different species (or groups).
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Zonation
The breaking of the biome into a habitat zones.
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Stratification
The division of the physical environment into smaller components for sampling.
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Random Sampling
A method of selecting a sample from a total array in such a way that every possible sample could be selected has an equal chance of being selected.
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Foliage Cover
An estimate of the area or percentage of a sample site occupied by the natural spread of plant foliage.
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Plot
An area under investigation- generally a subset of a larger area.
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Quadrat
A rectangular or square plot of known dimensions.
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Quadrant
Each of four quarters of a circle.
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Transect
A measured length or strip of terrain in an environment along which individual organisms or environmental parameters are measured and recorded.
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Belt Transect
An elongated area of known length and with through a particular environment in which specific community parameters are measured and recorded.
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Profile
A slope of the terrain, position and height of vegetation type, and canopy cover.
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Plan Sketch
An aerial view showing position and canopy cover of a species.
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Line Intercepts
A sampling technique used to estimate relative densities of a species by counting the number of individuals that lie on a straight line cutting through the community.
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Strip Census
An estimate of the numbers of a wild animals in an area by counting individuals along a typical strip and assuming a uniform position.
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Berlese-Tullgren Funnel
A device used to extract small animals from leaf litter.
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Pit-Fall Trap
A device used to trap small animals that are active on the ground surface.
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Capture-Recapture
A method of estimating population density of animals where animals are captured, marked and released; their proportion in subsequent trapping allows estimation of population size.
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Lincoln Index (N)
A method used to estimate the size of closed populations in which random samples of the population are captured, marked and released to mingle with the general population for a period of time before subsequent trapping.

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