WK 6 Flashcards
number of different species
(species richness)
combined with the abundance
of individuals within each of those species
(species
evenness)
the variety of genetic make-up
w/in a single species
GENETIC DIVERSITY
–the variety of species in
different habitats on the Earth
Species Diversity
PREDICTOR OF NEATIVE EFFECT IN THE COMMUNITY
KEYSTONE SPECIES
HELPDETERMINE TYPE AND NUMBER OF OTHER SPECIES IN A COMMUNITY THEREBY HELPING TO SUSTAIN IT
KEYSTONE SPECIES
MOST IMPORATANT FACTOR IN A BIOME
TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATE
BIOMES TEND TO CONVERGEAROUND ?? ON THE GLOBE
LATITUDE
LARGE TERRESTRIAL REGIONS CHARACTERIZED BY SIMILAR CLIMATE, SOILS PLANT AND ANIMAL
BIOMES
CONTAINS MANY ECOSYSTEM WHOSE COMMUNITY HAVE ADAPTED TO DIFFERENCES IN CLIMATE SOIL AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL; FACTIORS
BIOMES
BIOME TYPE IS DETERMINED BY
PRECIPITATIONM, TEMPERATE AND SOIL TYPE
EVAOPARTION IS GREATER THAN THE PRECIPITATION (USUALLY LESS THAN 25CM)
DESERT
30% OF EARTH
DESERT
FORESTS HAVE ENOUGH PRECIPITATION TO SUPPORT STANDS OF FORESTY AND ARE FOUND IN THE TROPICAL, TEMPERATE AND POLAR REGIONS
FOREST BIOMES
AKA TAIGA
EVERGREEN CONIFEROUS FORESY