Landscape Ecology and Climate

Flashcards created to study key concepts in Landscape Ecology and Climate.

The proportion of patch occupied (P) influences the rate of and .

colonization; extinction

Island biogeography reviews indicate that the qualities of an island leading to the highest species richness include __.

size, distance from mainland, and habitat diversity

Metapopulations consist of many local subpopulations that experience and within patches.

extirpation; re-colonization

Metacommunities are local communities inhabiting discrete patches linked by __.

dispersal

Weather is defined as the conditions occurring at a specific and .

place; time

Climate is the long-term average pattern of __.

weather

The albedo of snow is approximately __, indicating a high reflectivity.

0.8–0.9

The __ of surface affects its albedo, with forests having a low value and snow a high value.

reflectivity

Average net radiation of Earth is approximately __.

zero