In the Piedmont of North Carolina, as plant diversity increases through secondary succession, bird diversity

The change in plant, animal, and microbial communities in an area following disturbance or the creation of new substrate is called __________.

Which ecosystem has higher species richness? [rich] Which ecosystem has higher species evenness? [even]

Martinsen, Driebe, and Whitham provided evidence for __________ with beaver consumption of cottonwoods resulting in higher densities of herbivorous beetles.

A set of sites differing in successional age is called a [OPT1].

Which of the following statements correctly represents the variation seen between the niches for forest birds and that of algae and plants?

Bonus: Why are log scales commonly used on graphs of species abundance?

If the isocline for species 1 lies above that of species 2,

How does canopy shading influence succession of pines and deciduous trees in the Piedmont of North Carolina?

In Jane Lubchenco’s tidepool system, removal of the herbivorous snail Littorina led to