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14757319393biotabiotic factors0
14757321018organismal ecologystudies how an organism's structure, physiology, and (for animals) behavior meet environmental challenges1
14757321626communityAll the different populations that live together in an area2
14757323909ecosystem ecologydeal with energy flow and chemical cycling among various biotic and abiotic components3
14757325680landscape ecologyfocuses on the exchanges of energy, materials, and organisms across multiple ecosystems4
14757326404precautionary principleprevention is better than cure5
14757342121dispersalthe movement of organisms from one place to another6
14757348126why is distribution limited?certain biotic+abiotic factors that occur in one area may not occur in another. temperature, water, sun, wind, soil7
14757358262macroclimatePatterns on the global, regional and local level.8
14757359114MicroclimateThe climate of a very small area, like under a log9
14757363090Oceans and large lakes moderate climate because...water evaporates during the day and cools the air at night10
14757366266lake turnoverThe yearly rising and sinking of cold and warm water layers in a lake11
14757367062thermoclinea layer in a large body of water, such as a lake, that sharply separates different water temperatures12
14757370199photic zoneupper layer of the oceans where the sun shines13
14757372121aphotic zonelayer of the oceans below the photic zone where no light shines14
14757373337detritusDead organic matter15
14757373338Benthosorganisms that live attached to or near the ocean floor16
14757374048benthic zonethe muddy bottom of a lake, pond, or ocean17
14757376334wetlandan ecosystem in which water either covers the soil or is present at or near the surface for at least part of the year18
14757377184oligotrophic lakeA nutrient-poor, clear, deep lake with minimum phytoplankton. (like Adirondacks lake)19
14757379345eutrophic lakeLake with a large or excessive supply of plant nutrients, mostly nitrates and phosphates (like LGC)20
14757383196littoral zonethe shallow zone of soil and water in lakes and ponds where most algae and emergent plants grow21
14757383981limnetic zonea zone of open water in lakes and ponds farther from shore22
14757393839Estuarywhere river meets ocean23
14757395872intertidal zonethe area of shoreline revealed between low and high tides24
14757396912Oceanic Palegic Zoneopen ocean25
14757397693coral reefThe most diverse marine biome on Earth, found in warm, shallow waters beyond the shoreline.26
14757398435marine benthic zoneocean floor, near deep sea vents27
14757400669ClimographA plot of the temperature and precipitation in a particular region.28
14757401338canopyDense covering formed by the leafy tops of tall rain forest trees29
14757402575ecotoneThe transition from one type of habitat or ecosystem to another, such as the transition from a forest to a grassland.30
14757402576tropical rainforestlots of rain, lots of species, humans are killing it31
14757410911desertAn extremely dry area with little water and few plant32
14757412416savannawarm year round, distinct wet/dry seasons, large mammals, scattered trees and other plants33
14757418052ChaparralA biome of dense, spiny evergreen shrubs and small trees found at midlatitudes along coasts; mild, rainy winters and long, hot, dry summers.34
14757423422temperate grasslanda biome that is dominated by grasses, has few trees, and is characterized by cold winters and rainfall that is intermediate between that of a forest and a desert35
14757425644coniferous foresta biome characterized by conifers, cone-bearing evergreen trees36
14757428178temperate broadleaf foresta biome located throughout midlatitude regions where there is sufficient moisture to support the growth of large, broadleaf deciduous trees37
14757428766tundracold and dry. artic38

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