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| all of the species in an area |
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| investigates responses of individuals, populations, and communities to the surrounding mosaic |
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| a collection of sub-populations linked by dispersal |
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| What are the 3 things that hypothesis regarding limits to local species richness? |
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1. dispersal constraints
2. environmental constraints
3. internal dynamics |
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| What are the ways to have more species in an area? |
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1. more space (more resources)
2. greater specialization (smaller niche size)
3. overlap of species (large niche overlap)
4. complete use of resources (resources are fully exploited) |
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| What is the alpha richness? |
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| the total number of species within a particular habitat |
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| the total species richness of an area |
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| the extra species added when other habitat areas are compared |
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| When predicting the persistence of metapopulations, focus on: |
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1. size (vulnerability of extinction) of each population
2. extent to which subpopulations are connected by emigration and immigration
3. relative favorability of the landscape within which the subpopulation are embedded |
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| The 3 methods to reduce extinction rate are: |
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1. enlargement of existing patches
2. linking patches via newly created corridors of suitable habitat
3. creating a new patch |
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| the changing approach overtime to better help a species |
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| What is an example of landscape diversity contributing to pest management? |
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| Pines and the wasps example |
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| the likelihood of an area being required to achieve conservation targets |
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