Exam 20: Landscape Dynamics

Strips of habitat that connect habitat patches are referred to as ________.

A set of local communities that are linked by the dispersal of multiple,potentially interacting species is referred to as a(n)

Large habitat patches typically contain more individuals and species than smaller habitat patches.

The theory of island biogeography predicts that the extinction rate is greater on large islands than on small islands.

The intensity of a disturbance is measured by the proportion of total biomass or the population of a species that is killed or eliminated by a disturbance.

A set of spatially separated subpopulations connected by the movement of individuals is referred to as a(n)________.

The theory of ________ postulates that the number of species on an island represents a dynamic equilibrium between the immigration of new species and the extinction of previously established species.

A(n)________ refers to an opening in a community created by a disturbance that becomes a site of regeneration and growth.

Which of the following is the least major agent of disturbance?