BIO 305

Exam 3 Chapter Outlines

Chapter 22: Biodiversity

Biodiversity patterns and hypotheses to explain them

Contemporary factors
Abiotic factors
Biotic factors
Species-area relationships
Random ecological drift
Historical factors
Continental drift
Evolutionary history (phylogenetics)
Climate history
Conservation (Ch. 23)
Classic model and adaptive management

Chapter 20

Primary production
Measuring primary production
Many factors influence primary production
Light, temperature, water, nutrients

Dynamics of energy movement through ecosystems

Ecological efficiency (transfer efficiency)
Residency time

Chapter 21

Cycling of elements and energy

Element transformations usually involve oxidation-reduction reactions

Cycles of nutrients
Nitrogen
Phosphorus
Sulfur

Chapter 22 and 11: Landscape ecology

Introduce landscapes and landscape ecology

Types of ecological questions addressed by landscape ecology

Consequences of connectivity
Design of a nature preserve
Predicting potential spread of invasive species
Effects of habitat loss and fragmentation

How is landscape ecology research conducted?

Geographic information systems (GIS)

Importance of scale (extent and grain)