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| What is the definition of a species? |
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| A distinct type of organism or living thing |
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| What are the 3 types of species concepts? |
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| Morphological Species Concept, Biological Species Concept, Evolutionary Species Concept |
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| What is the Morphological Species Concept? |
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| Uses physical features and appearance, some species have different looking features |
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| What is the Biological Species Concept? |
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| Groups of interbreeding natural populations, that are reproductive, isolated from other groups. Used for conservation |
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| What is the Evolutionary Species Concept? (Phylogenetic species concept) |
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| Smallest diagnosable monophyletic group, branch tips on phylogenetic tree |
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| What conservationist used the Morphological Species Concept? |
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| What are 5 threats to imperiled species? Rodriguez Paper |
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| Habitat destruction, alien species, over-exploitation, pollution, disease |
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| What is the definition of a subspecies? |
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| A taxonomic term for populations of a species that are distinguishable by one or more characteristics |
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| What does allopatric mean? |
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| There is geographic separation between species |
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| What is the definition of peropatric? |
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Definition
| Species ranges are adjacent to each other but dont overlap. |
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| What is a Distinct Population Segment |
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| A legal term used to refer to populations that differ morphologically, genetically, and/or ecologically etc. |
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| What are geopolitical species? |
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| Species that are protected for political reasons |
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| What are Evolutionarily Significant Units (ESUs)? |
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Definition
| A population that has been reproductively isolated long enough to have evolved significant genetic or ecological differences |
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| What are management units (MUs) |
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Definition
| local populations + limited disposal = genetic differences |
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| Definition of an Ecosystem |
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| Interacting biotic and abiotic factors in an area, interactions b/w organisms and the physical environment. |
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Definition
| A global scale climax community |
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| Plants develop according to these conditions |
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| Precipitation, seasonality, temperature |
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| Identification of Distinct Ecosystems |
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| Professional judgement, similarity index, look for biologically meaningful patterns (political boundaries often dont correspond with biological boundaries |
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| What is instrumental value |
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| aestetic and spiritual, goods services |
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