Ch 4 Ecosystems and Communities
4.1
Weather
Climate
Microclimate
Greenhouse effect
Latitude and Solar Energy
Heat Transport
4.2
Community
Ecosystem
Habitat
Niche
Tolerance
Competition
Intraspecific Competition
Interspecific Competition
Competitive Exclusion Principle
Predation
Herbivory
Keystone Specie
RelationshipsSymbiosis
Predator Prey
Parasitism
Competition
Mutualism
Commensalism
Other
4.3
Ecological Succession
Primary Succession
Pioneer Species
Secondary Succession
Climax Community
Natural Disturbances
Human Disturbances
4.4
Biome
Regional Climate
Tropical Rain Forest
Tropical Dry Forest
Tropical Grassland/Savanna/Shrubland
Desert
Temperate Grassland
Temperate Woodland/Shrubland
Temperate Forest
Northwestern Coniferous Forest
Boreal Forest
Tundra
Others
4.5
Water Depth
Photic Zone
Aphotic Zone
Benthic Zone
Benthos
Temperature and Currents
Rivers and Streams
Lakes and Ponds
Freshwater Wetlands
Estuary
Marine Ecosystems
-diagram
Intertidal Zone
Coastal Zone
Open Ocean
Photic Zone
Aphotic Zone