Questions from Ecology


Q: What major conclusion can we draw from the pioneering experiment by Likens

What major conclusion can we draw from the pioneering experiment by Likens and Bormann?

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Q: What do the results of Likens and Bormann and that of Turner

What do the results of Likens and Bormann and that of Turner and her colleagues suggest about the role of vegetation in preventing losses of nitrogen in forest ecosystems?

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Q: Flood control on streams and rivers has often been cited as a

Flood control on streams and rivers has often been cited as a potential threat to populations of aquatic animals and riparian trees that require flooding for reproduction. How might flow regulation al...

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Q: What causes community resilience?

What causes community resilience?

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Q: How might taxonomic resolution—that is, how precisely we identify

How might taxonomic resolution—that is, how precisely we identify organisms—influence an assessment of community stability?

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Q: Why should history have such a strong influence on regional diversity patterns

Why should history have such a strong influence on regional diversity patterns?

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Q: How does the combined evidence from studies of the flora of Mediterranean

How does the combined evidence from studies of the flora of Mediterranean regions (fig. 22.22) and the diversity of trees in temperate forest regions increase confidence that h...

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Q: Is the index of resilience used by Valett and his colleagues consistent

Is the index of resilience used by Valett and his colleagues consistent with the biomass accumulation model of Bormann and Likens?

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Q: When we reviewed how some organisms use torpor, hibernation, and

When we reviewed how some organisms use torpor, hibernation, and estivation to avoid extreme temperatures, we discussed the idea of energy savings. However, organisms do not always behave in a way tha...

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Q: Can a trait with no heritability, h2= 0, evolve

Can a trait with no heritability, h2= 0, evolve? Explain your answer.

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