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388 APPENDICES Appendix 2Critical 5% values for Cochran’s test for homogeneity of variance. C=(largest s^2 )/(∑s^2 j). k=number ...
Glossary 389 Adapted from Watt et al. (1995), Ricklefs & Miller (2000), and Krebs (2001). Abiotic factorsCharacterized by th ...
Assimilation efficiencyA percentage expressing the proportion of ingested energy that is absorbed into the bloodstream. Autecolo ...
the resources are not in short supply, competition occurs when the organisms seek- ing that resource harm one another in the pro ...
DominantsThe few species that attain high abundances in a community. Dynamic life tableThe age-specific survival and fecundity o ...
FacilitationEnhancement of conditions for a population of one species by the activ- ities of another, particularly during early ...
HeterotrophOrganism that obtains energy and materials by eating other organisms. (Cf. autotroph.) HeterozygousHaving two differe ...
important to distinguish between these two usages, because unless prevalenceis 100%, the latter will be smaller than the former. ...
Log-normal distributionFrequency distribution of species abundances in which the x-axis is expressed as a logarithmic scale; x-a ...
Niche overlapThe sharing of niche space by two or more species; similarity of resource requirements and tolerance of ecological ...
Population viability analysis (PVA)The strategic analysis of the ecological, economic, and political issues and challenges relat ...
StabilityAbsence of fluctuations in populations; ability to withstand perturbations without large changes in composition. (See a ...
Type 1 errorThe rejection of a true null hypothesis. Type 2 errorThe acceptance of a false null hypothesis. Unstable equilibrium ...
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