community
BBC-LifeInTheUndergrowth/2.1_IntimateRelations/#44:10
Ichneumon wasp oviposits in catewrpillar; #11:30 Parasitoid wasp oviposits into gall wasp larva
character_displacement
Geospiza/Tribulus SEEDS Puncturevine
batesian
Green parrot snake: to 2m in Costa Rica.
mutualism
BBC-LifeOnEarth/1.4_TheSwarmingHordes/#47:05
Bullhorn Acacia defended by Stinging Ants; #44:10 Parasol Ants; #17:45 Yucca
BBC-BluePlanet/3.6_CoralSeas/#4:10
Cleaner wrasse, 11:40 Crown-of-Thorns Starfish, Humphead Parrotfish
Nectaries at base of leaflets.
Tough life of ants
commensalism
BBC-LifeOfBirds/1.3_TheInsatiableAppetite/#41:00
European Robin, Magpie, Cattle Tyrant, Oxpeckers 46:40
diversity
Shannon diversity index: sum the natural logarithms of relative abundance.
food_web-partial
Estuary: Chrysaora quinquecirrha, Morone saxatilis -> bay anchovy
keystone-sea_otter
BBC-PlanetEarth/3.3_ShallowSeas/#29:00
Kelp forest preyed by sea urchins, creating urchin barrens
Enhydra lutris in Alaska; orca prey: salmon, tuna, sharks, whales, seals.
succession-secondary
793,000 acres. log cabins from pines.
succession-primary
FIREWEED=Erechtites hieracifolia in IL; mosses bryophytes -> climax also hemlock + sphagnum moss.
species-area
0,2 ha=0.5-acre; 1.9 billion ha=4.6 billion acres
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SQ: 1=c 2=E? 10=c
AQ: 1=e 2=B 3=C
SQ: 1=d 2=c 3=c 4=a 5=a 35=c
- Detritus
- Limiting nutrient: the element that must be added to increase production
- Sargasso:
Horse Latitudes
- Caterpillar (Polyphemus on Acer?) 6% efficient.
- Standing crop: total dry weight of organisms in one trophic level
- Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest: since 1963
- Critical load: amount of nutrient that can be absorbed by plants in an ecosystem without damaging it
- PCB (Polychlorinated biphenyls) capacitors transformers, additives in pesticides, paints, adhesives, flame retardants.
Rashes, liver damage; breast milk, underweight, behavior response.
Estrogen levels: intersex, feminized males.
- CFC: refrigerants, aerosol sprays, blowing agents for styrofoam.