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Primary succession
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Secondarysuccession
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Island Biogeography
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Over 750 sp of terrestrial snails were once describedfrom the Hawaiian Islands. Sadly it is estimated thatover 90 % of this diversity has been lost. Habitatdestruction by introducing predatory speciesdepredate Hawaiis native snails.
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Images retrieved from:Snail Extinction Prevention ProgramDivision of Forestry and WildlifeDepartment of Land and Natural Resources, Hawaai
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Island Biogeography of the Great Basin
Great Basin Bristlecone Pine species (Pinus longaeva).Source: Jim Gordon, Biloxi, MS.
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Ecotone
Playing field meets wooded area.
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Ecotone
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Division between Brush Desert and Dry Hills
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Earths biomes
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Types & location of biomes
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The distribution of vegetation types as a function of mean annualtemperature and precipitation.
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Tundra: Plants
cottongrass
Reindeer lichenYellow Tundra
Flower
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Tundra: Animals
Caribou
Snowy Owl
CaribouSiberian Lynx
Arctic fox Grizzly Bear
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Boreal: Plants
Hemlock Fireweed
Larch Needles
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Boreal: Animals
Moose Eurasian BeaverMoose
Wolverine
Eurasian Beaver
Red Throated Loon
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Temperate forest: Plants
Geulder Rose Maple Tree
Elm
Hemlock
Oak
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Temperate forest: Animals
Bald Eagle
Grey Squirrel
Black BearRaccoon
Bald Eagle
White Tailed Deer
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Extreme Drought in Grassland Ecosystems
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Occasional fires in temperate grasslands
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Temperate grassland: Plants
ConeflowersAsters
Buffalograss
Wheat Grass
Salvia
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Temperate grassland: Animals
Black tailedprairie dog
Giraffe
American Bison Zebra
Brown Hyena
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Tropical grassland: Plants
Grey-headed coneflowersButterballKoelaria
Turks CarpLily
Goldenrod
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Tropical grassland: Animals
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Shrubland: Plants
SagebrushSagebrush Bog Birch
Greenreindeerlichen
Rosemary
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Shrubland: Animals
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Desert: Plants
Prickly Pear Cactus Hairy Old Man CactusPrickly Pear Cactus Hairy Old Man Cactus
Barrel Cactus Saguaro Cactus
Joshua Tree
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Desert: Animals
Gila Monster
Cactus Wren
Gila MonsterLappet Faced
Vulture
Armadillo Lizard
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Evergreen tropical rainforest: Plants
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Evergreen tropical rainforest: Animals
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Rafflesia, the biggest flower in the world is a parasitic plant.Rafflesia has no stems, leaves or roots.
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Food chain
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Abiotic factors
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Climate: Rain shadow
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Biosphere
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Biogeochemical cycle
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Effects of acid rain
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Effects of acid rain
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Effects of acid rain
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Effects of acid rain
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American Bald Eagle
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Box Turtles and Habitat Fragmentation
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The snow cover in theNorthern Hemisphere andfloatingice in the Arctic Oceanhave decreased.
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Changing habitats means loss of species
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Nepenthes rajah
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Keystone species: Pisaster ochraceous
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Papiopedillium dayanum-One of Slipper orchid in KinabaluNational Park considered endangered
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Endangered Golden lion tamarin-endemic to Brazils Atlantic rainforest,which has been totally destroyed
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Threatened: Borneo ferret badger (Melogale everetti)-Found inSabahs Crocker Range highlands
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Hawaiian goose: Practically extinct in the wild
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Passenger Pigeon Now Extinct
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Zebra mussels: native to freshwater lakes of southeast Russia. Spread to great lakes ofCanada and US in 1700s. Most likely made their way from home by travelling in ballastwater taken on by cargo ship. They compete with native sp and clog water treatmentfacilities and power plant cooling system.
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Zebra Mussels
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Kudzu: Native to Japan. Introduced intentionally in 1876 as a forage crop andornamental plant. Farmer plant it to prevent erosion. Plant grow out of control. Kudzuhas taken over thousands of hectares of forest, filed, roadsides in Southeastern US.
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Kudzu
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Northern Snakehead: Native to China, Russia & Korea. Top level predator. 1streported in US in 2000. A man admitted releasing two snakeheads into thepond after purchasing them in NY. Found in other state now.
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Hunting species to extinction
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Conservation ecology: Strategies-The breeding program worked for theCalifornia condor. Condor hand puppet feeds chick so it imprints on birds, nothuman.
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