Questions from Ecology

Q: The green areas represent forest fragments surrounded by agriculture. Landscapes 1

The green areas represent forest fragments surrounded by agriculture. Landscapes 1 and 2 contain the same total forest area. Which landscape, 1 or 2, will contain more forest interior species? Explain...

Q: How do the positions of patches in a landscape affect the movement

How do the positions of patches in a landscape affect the movement of individuals among habitat patches and among portions of a metapopulation? Again, consider the hypothetical landscapes shown in que...

Q: Consider the options for preserving patches of riverside forest shown in landscapes

Consider the options for preserving patches of riverside forest shown in landscapes 3 and 4. Again, the two landscapes contain the same total area of forest but the patches in the two landscapes diffe...

Q: How do the positions of patches in a landscape affect the movement

How do the positions of patches in a landscape affect the movement of individuals among habitat patches and among portions of a metapopulation? Again, consider the hypothetical landscapes shown in que...

Q: Use fractal geometry and the niche concept (see chapters 9,

Use fractal geometry and the niche concept (see chapters 9, 13, and 16) to explain why the canopy of a forest should accommodate more species of predaceous insects than insectivorous birds. Assume tha...

Q: Analyses such as Milne’s comparison (1993) of bald eagles and

Analyses such as Milne’s comparison (1993) of bald eagles and barnacles demonstrate that organisms of different sizes interact with the environment at very different spatial scales....

Q: How do the activities of animals affect landscape heterogeneity? You might

How do the activities of animals affect landscape heterogeneity? You might use either beaver or human activity as your model. What parallels can you think of between the influence of animal activity o...

Q: Succession seems to lead to predictable changes in community and ecosystem structure

Succession seems to lead to predictable changes in community and ecosystem structure. Predict the characteristics of a frequently disturbed community/ecosystem versus a largely undisturbed community/e...

Q: The following data (corrected from Preston 1962a) give the area

The following data (corrected from Preston 1962a) give the area and number of bird species on islands in the West Indies: The numbers are expressed in two ways: as simple measurements and counts and...

Q: How did the studies of Scott Carroll and his colleagues demonstrate rapid

How did the studies of Scott Carroll and his colleagues demonstrate rapid evolutionary adaptation to introduced soapberry plants? What advantages do a group of organisms, such as soapberry bugs, offer...