which type of forest are these?
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Which type of forest are these? . A. B. D. E. C. Forest types, disturbance, succession. 9/19/11. How are forests classified? . Evergreen or Deciduous Coniferous or Broad-leafed Dry or Wet Tropical, Temperate or Boreal. What is a forest biome? . - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Which type of forest are these?
A
B
C
DE
Forest types, disturbance, succession
9/19/11
How are forests classified?
• Evergreen or Deciduous• Coniferous or Broad-leafed• Dry or Wet• Tropical, Temperate or Boreal
What is a forest biome?
• Many similar ecosystems throughout the world. – Individual population community Ecosystem Biome
What is an ecosystem?
• The nonliving (abiotic) and living (biotic) components of an environment working together.
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What is an ecological disturbance?
• an event that results in a sustained disruption of an ecosystem's structure and function.
What are examples of disturbances to forest ecosystems?
• Logging• Urbanization• Agriculture• Overpopulation of a single species/hunting– i.e. the deer population
• Invasive species• Fire• Flood
What is succession? • “more-or-less predictable and orderly changes
in the composition or structure of an ecological community.”
What is primary succession?
• Succession on an area that has never been occupied by a community.
What is secondary succession?
• Succession on an area which had its community removed (by disturbance).