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Classification of Ecosystems (PPT4-5B) [U3/ T1] Flashcards

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Define classification

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Grouping things that have similarities together

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Define habitats

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The environments were organisms live and grow

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How are habitats classified

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By their abiotic and biotic factors

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Define microhabitats

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Small unique places to live within bigger places to live

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Define ecosystems

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Are composed of varied habitats

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Define ecoregion

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Contain geographically distinct groups of plants and animals that have evolved in relative isolation

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Why classify ecosystems?

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It groups common areas, improves understanding, helps differentiate, helps improve ecosystem management and ecosystem protection.

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SPECHT classification

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NOT DONE

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ANAE classification

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NOT DONE

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Determine population size

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It describes the number of individual organisms present in a given population at a given time.

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Give an example of population size

Does not need to be identical, just similar

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E.g. There are 100 eucalypt trees in one square kilometre of a forest then it’s reasonable to estimate that there is about 1000 eucalyptus in 10 square kms.

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What is the formula for calculating population density?

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Population density = Number of individual
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Unit Area

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Determine community composition

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Sampling can reveal which species are present in an ecosystem and this helps build a picture of community structure.

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Determine population distribution

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The way individuals are spaced in the physical environment.

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Identify environmental gradients

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Changes in abiotic factors can influence biotic distribution and frequency.

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When is random sampling used?

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When the are under study is fairly uniform, very large and there is limited time available.

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How is bias minimised when using random sampling

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  • A random number generator

- A grid system

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What are the advantages of random sampling?

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  • Unbiased data
  • Easy to understand & implement
  • Data analysis is straight forward
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What are the disadvantages of random sampling?

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  • Difficult to get truly random samples
  • Limited by population pattern
  • Hard to see clear trends
  • May miss specialised habitats
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When are systematic samplings taken?

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Taken at regularly spaced individuals over space or time.

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What is systematic sampling useful for finding out?

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  • Estimating spatial patterns

- Ensures uniform coverage of the site

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What does systematic sampling involve?

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Normally a transect line where a sampling line is set up across areas where there are clear environmental gradients.

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What are the advantages of systematic sampling?

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  • Useful when the population distribution is unknown
  • More complete coverage
  • Identifying an environmental gradient
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What are the disadvantages of systematic sampling?

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  • Very time consuming
  • Not as efficient
  • May miss microhabitats
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What is stratified sampling
A statistical technique that divides an area into manageable non-overlaping strata for separate sampling.
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How do we stratify sample?
1. Breaks a population/ ecosystem down into subgroups or layers called strata. 2. Data samples are randomly or systematically taken from each stratum in preparation for its representation in the total population.
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What are the advantages of stratified sampling?
- Useful for a heterogenous/ non-uniform population - Greater precision - Considers all different areas - Good for comparing subsets
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What are the disadvantages of stratified sampling?
- Need prior knowledge of the area - Difficult to establish a different area of a habitat - Identified areas can be difficult to reach
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What are the three general types of surveying techniques used to select individuals?
- Quadrats - Transects - Capture tag and release
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How can quadrats be located?
- Randomly using a random number table - Randomly but proportionally within an identified stratum - Systematically at regular intervals across a transect line or grid pattern.
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What are the adventages of quadrats?
- Easy to use - Inexpensive - Suitable for studying a variety of plants and animals
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What are the disadvantages of quadrats?
- Work must be completed in the field | - Prone to study errors
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Compare transects to quadrats
Quadrats: - fairly uniform - remove bias - good for limited time Transects: - show zonation of species along some environmental gradient - sample linear habitats
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Compare line to belt transects
Line: - faster process - shows the location of species - uses transect diagram Belt: - more data - shows location & number of species - allows bar charts
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What is the formula for Mark and recapture?
N= M x n --------- m
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What does each letter in the mark and recapture formula stand for?
M= number of individuals caught, marked and initially released. n= Number of individuals caught on second sampling m= number of marked individuals recaptured
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What can qualitative data be broken down into?
Ordinal - if you can order it, it's ordinal (often, rarely, never) Nominal - if you can brand it, it's nominal (coloured blue, red, etc)
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What can quantitative data be broken down into?
Discrete - if you can count it, it's discrete (1, 3, 54, etc) Continuous - if you can measure it and reduce it by half but still make sense, it's continuous)
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What are the types of graphs generally used
- Scatter plot - Line graph - Bar and column graph - pie charts
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What do error bars communicate?
- spread of data - reliability of the mean - likelihood of there being a significant difference between data sets
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GRAPH CONSTRUCTION
IDK
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Stratified sampling in terms of data analysis
IDK
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Measure of spread
IDK
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Define null hypothesis
- Assumption you're beginning with | - Opposite of what you're testing
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Define alternative hypothesis
- The claim your testing
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What are the two types of T-tests
- Unpaired t-tests | - Paired t-tests
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When do you complete a paired T-test?
- independent groups | - equal sample sizes
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When do you complete an unpaired T-test?
- non-independant group | - unequal sample sizes

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