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5568176786ResistanceThe measure of how a disturbance can affect an ecosystem is flow of matter of energy and matter0
5568176787Hubbard brook studyImpact of clear cutting on watersheds1
5568176788Instrumental valueThe economic value of a species2
5568176789DisturbanceA physical chemical or biological events that changes and ecosystems population composition3
5568176790Nitrogen fixationNitrogen converted to ammonia4
5568176791Carbon cyclePhotosynthesis and respiration5
5568176792Deforestation causesCarbon increase6
5568176793No gas phasePhosphorus cycle7
5568176794CombustionHow carbon enters atmosphere8
5568176795ErosionRock and soil into water9
5568176796EvapotranspirationHow water enters atmosphere10
5568176797CommunityGroup of all different populations in a given area11
5568176798PopulationA group of individuals that belong to the same species12
5568176799Limiting resourceA resource that population cannot live without13
5568176800Carrying capacityLimit to the population sizes sustained by the environment14
5568176801Density dependent factorsFactors that influence and individuals chance to survive based on population size example amounts of food15
5568176802Population size (N)Total number of individuals within a defined area16
5568176803Intrinsic growth ratePopulations maximum potential growth if there are unlimited resources17
5568176804Population distributionHow individuals are disbursed examples random clumped uniform18
5568176805Density independent factorsAffect an individual's chance of survival regardless of population size example fires floods19
5568176806LeechingTransport of substances through soil by water20
5568176807NitrificationWhen bacteria produce nitrite then nitrate21
5568176808CombustionHow carbon enters atmosphere22
5568176809PhotosynthesisHow carbon is removed from atmosphere23
5568176810Lemonade nutrientsSHNOPS and water (not carbon)24
5568176811ExcretionHow phosphates released on land and in water25
5568176812ResilienceHow they bounce back26
5568176813ProvisionWhat a ecosystem system provides an example lumber27
5568176814Population oscillationR selected species28
5568207957AssimilationPlants absorb ammonium29
5568215155NitrateUsable for plants30

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