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organismal ecology
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concerns how an organism's structure, physiology, and behavior meet the challenges posed by...
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population ecology
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concentrates mainly on factors that affect how many individuals of a particular species live...
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community ecology
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deals with array of interacting species in a community
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ecosystem ecology
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emphasizes energy flow and chemical cycling among the various biotic and abiotic components
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landscape ecology
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deals with arrays of ecosystems
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dispersal
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movement of individuals away from centers of high population density or from their area of...
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thermocline
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a narrow stratum of rapid temperature change
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oligotrophic lakes
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nutrient poor, oxygen rich
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eutrophic lakes
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nutrient rich, oxygen poor
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littoral zone
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the shallow, well-lighted waters close to shore
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limnetic zone
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where water is too deep to support rooted aquatic plants. has cyanobacteria and phytoplankton
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wetland
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area covered with water for a long enough period to support aquatic plants
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neritic zone
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coastal zone of the ocean
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pelagic zone
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off-shore zone of ocean
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cohort
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a group of individuals the same age
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