58.6 Biomass Production in Ecosystems

diversity stability hypothesis

The ________ states that the planet is rich in species and that other species are next.

Ecologists

________ have found exceptions to this which affect production by slowing or speeding up the plant pyramid.

Spiders

________ capture about six percent of net production of plants even less.

island size

The ________ has an effect on S ..

Wetlands

________ tend to be very productive.

Rabbits

________ assume pest proportions in Australia.

oak tree

A(n) ________ can support a certain rate of metabolism.

Community stability

What is important in ecology? Answer with a single words or term.

Hudson Bay experiment

The ________ showed that this factor can change.

Plants

________ growing in cracks in the pavement of a quiet street are an example of production efficiency.

Succession

________ is a description of the gradual and continuous change in the physical environment.

Populations

________ reach pest proportions.

Immigration rates

What are influenced by island size? Answer with a single words or term.

Natural prairies

________ contain more species than agricultural land.

important factor

The most ________ limiting primary production is the availability of sufficient light.

aquatic systems

What are highly productive because they occur in tropical oceans? Answer with a single words or term.

community

What is a collection of different populations in the same location? Answer with a single words or term.

Food webs

________ can be found on a recently flooded riverbank.

Ocean productivity

What is determined by the amount of water in the ocean? Answer with a single words or term.

Consumers

________ get their energy.

Trophic level transfer efficiency

What is the amount of energy that can be transferred from one trophic level to another? Answer with a single words or term.