Essentials of Ecology

S62 SUPPLEMENT 11 Concept 8-2 Saltwater ecosystems are irreplaceable reservoirs of biodiversity and provide major ecological and ...

SUPPLEMENT 11 S63 marine reserves to protect ecosystems, and using community- based integrated coastal management. Concept 11-3 ...

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GLOSSARY G1 abiotic Nonliving. Compare biotic. acid Seeacid solution. acid deposition The falling of acids and acid- forming com ...

G2 GLOSSARY biomass Organic matter produced by plants and other photosynthetic producers; total dry weight of all living organis ...

GLOSSARY G3 like leaves. They produce wood known commer- cially as softwood. Compare deciduous plants. consensus science See rel ...

G4 GLOSSARY renewable (on a human time scale) or nonexis- tent (extinct). See also sustainable yield. environmental ethics Human ...

GLOSSARY G5 all species, not just for us. Our success depends on learning how the earth sustains itself and integrating such env ...

G6 GLOSSARY gamma ray Form of electromagnetic radiation with a high energy content emitted by some radioisotopes. It readily pen ...

GLOSSARY G7 infi ltration Downward movement of water through soil. inherent value Seeintrinsic value. inland wetland Land away f ...

G8 GLOSSARY mature community Fairly stable, self- sustaining community in an advanced stage of ecological succession; usually ha ...

GLOSSARY G9 oligotrophic lake Lake with a low supply of plant nutrients. Compare eutrophic lake, mesotro- phic lake. omnivore An ...

G10 GLOSSARY population dynamics Major abiotic and biotic factors that tend to increase or decrease the population size and affe ...

GLOSSARY G11 r-strategists Seer-selected species. rule of 70 Doubling time (in years)  70/(percentage growth rate). See doublin ...

G12 GLOSSARY survivorship curve Graph showing the number of survivors in different age groups for a particular species. sustaina ...

INDEX I1 Note: Page numbers in boldface refer to boldface terms in the text. Page numbers followed by italicizedf, t, or bindica ...

I2 INDEX Case study (cont’d) Great Lakes and invasive species, 269–70 honeybees disappearing, 202–3 human species and evolution, ...

INDEX I3 Ecological niche, 91, 93 f,101–2 Ecological restoration, 242, 242 b Ecological services estimating value of, 218b of ri ...

I4 INDEX India, slowing population growth in, 136–37 Indicator species, 92, 93 Individuals matter, 9, 22 Aldo Leopold, 22b Jane ...

INDEX I5 Kelp forests, 104b Kenaf, 229, 229f Kenya, and Green Belt program, 230b Keystone species, 92, 95 –96, 100 Killing of wi ...