Diversity and Climate Change

Question 1

Local diversity (alpha)

Answer 1

number of species in a relatively small area of homogenous habitat, such as a stream

Question 2

Regional diversity (gamma)

Answer 2

the number of species in all the habitats that comprise a large geographic area

Question 3

Beta diversity

Answer 3

the number of species that differ in occurrence between two habitats

Question 4

Hypothesis 1 of biodiversity

Answer 4

glaciers during ice age made habitat less stable and drove back species

Question 5

Hypothesis 2 of biodiversity

Answer 5

equilibrium between creating new species and species going extinct

Question 6

Processes behind patterns of biodiversity

Answer 6

ecological heterogeneity
solar energy
precipitation
water temps in the ocean

Question 7

More heterogeneity = ??

Answer 7

more diversity

Question 8

Energy-diversity hypothesis

Answer 8

a hypothesis that sites with higher amounts of energy are able to support more species

Question 9

A thicker greenhouse layer means ??

Answer 9

more heat retained

Question 10

Albedo effect

Answer 10

1. ice retreat
2. local warming
3. feedback (the cycle repeats)