ENVS 1000- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 39 pages long!)
11 Oct 2017
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A heterogeneous area consisting of distinctive patches or ecosystems (also called landscape elements in ecology jargon) which together form a patch work or mosaic of ecosystems. Most tress don"t like their roots to be in standing water all the time or wet soils. This particular forest has dry soils (so it works). Bog: kind of a wet land (marshes, swamps etc. ) it is saturated all year round and has plants that are adapted to it. Low line bushes, trees etc. provide diff habitat for different organisms. These are patches. large natural landscapes you have patches. Landscapes that contain a diversity of ecosystems are more biologically diverse because there is habitat variety: more habitats more ecological niches which means more food sources, homes", microclimates, etc. Non-uniform conditions different kinds of organisms existing close together. Many organisms are quite specialized, they have specific requirements and can only live in habitats that are designed optimally such to suit their needs.
