BIOL 4015 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Appalachian Mountains, Land Development, Least-Concern Species
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Patterns of biodiversity: biological diversity- complete range of species, biological communities, and genetic variation within species and ecosystems, species diversity, genetic diversity, ecosystem diversity. In terrestrial systems: hot, rainy, lowland areas have the most species, factors act in combination e. g. deserts, mammal diversity highest at intermediate levels of precipitation. In the open ocean: 200-1000m have the most invertebrates and some types of fish. 2: complex geology = variety of soil conditions and adaptation to those conditions. Patterns of diversity: habitat size: larger areas typically mean a greater range of habitat, cone snails show greater species richness in the dw pacific ocean vs the caribbean. More species are found closer to the equator. America then the atlantic forest: north america: species richness highly correlated for amphibians, birds, butterflies, mammals, land snails, trees, all vascular plants, and tiger beetles, species richness for vertebrates is greatest in tropical regions.
