Key Terms set 2

31319141	desert	A terrestrial biome characterized by very low precipitation
31319142	Detritus	Dead organic matter
31319143	Dispersal	The movement of individuals (or gametes) away from their parent locations. This movement sometimes expands the geographic range of a population of species
31319144	Ecology	The study of how organisms interact with each other and their environment
31319145	ecosystem	All the organisms in a given area as well as the abiotic factors with which they interact; one or more communities and the physical environment around them
31319146	Ecosystem ecology	The study of energy flow and the cycling of chemicals among the various biotic and abiotic components in an ecosystem
31319147	Ecotone	The transition from one type of habitat or ecosystem to another, such as the transition from a forest to a grassland
31319148	estuary	The area where a freshwater stream or river merges with the ocean
31319149	Eutrophic lake	A lake that has a high rate of biological productivity supported by a high rate of nutrient cycling
31319150	intertidal zone	The shallow zone of the ocean adjacent to the land and between the high- and low-tide lines
31319151	Landscape ecology	The study of how the spatial arrangement of habitat types affects the distribution and abundance of organisms and ecosystem processes
31319152	Limnetic zone	In a lake, the well-lit, open surface waters farther from shore
31319153	Littoral zone	In a lake, the shallow, well-lit waters close to shore
31319154	Macroclimate	Large-scale patterns in climate, the climate of an entire region
31319155	Marine benthic zone	The ocean floor
31319156	Neritic zone	The shallow region of the ocean overlying the continental shelf
31319157	Oceanic pelagic biome	Most of the ocean's waters far away from shore, constantly mixed by ocean currents
31319158	Oligotropic lake	A nutrient-poor, clear lake with few phytoplankton
31319159	Organismal ecology	The branch of ecology concerned with the morphological, physiological, and behavioral ways in which individual organisms meet the challenges posed by their biotic and abiotic environments