304 Answered Questions for the topic ecology

Ecology

11/22/19

is it true that most of the water on water on earth is located in oceans
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11/20/19

Why do arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi retain active circadian clock genes?
Symbiotic arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi colonize the root systems of perhaps 80% of modern-day plant families, and are responsible for assisting with intake of nutrients required for plant growth... more
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Ecology Science

11/18/19

Oceans vs Forests - which evaporates more water
Which evaporates more water? 1m2 of open water or 1 m2 forest? What's the difference in amount of water evaporates? I know the answer is probably complicated depending on wind speed, humidity, type... more
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11/09/19

Give three explanations for the observed differences in light attenuation in these lakes.
The light intensity versus depth profiles for two lakes are listed in the table below. Calculate the extinction coefficient (η) for both lakes using all of the data provided (i.e., you need to... more
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10/03/19

What would the change be?
0.8 degrees Celsius over the past 150 years
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Ecology Science Biology

09/12/19

why cant mark and recapture methods be used for stationary organisms
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Ecology

09/11/19

How does the mutualism of figs and wasps exactly work?
I have just rudimentary knowledge about the mutualism of figs and wasps and would like to know how this works step by step. Also how do humans *use* this mutualism? Do they support or hinder it at... more
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Ecology

09/10/19

Ecomorphs as evolutionary definitions?
There have been demonstrations of ecomorphs in different taxa, where each morphology type is associated to a single environment. I know that it happens because special morphological characters... more
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09/10/19

health issue in pakistan
a lot of health issue in Pakistan silent killer called hypertension, rate of hypertension increase day by day which are the root of cardiovascular disease how we control hypertension?
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Ecology

09/10/19

Why some plants flower in different seasons?
I know how it work (Photoperiodism) but i wonder why all plants can't start flower in spring? Is it connected with ecological niche?
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Ecology

09/08/19

How to use Transect-based sampling to select sample trees?
I was wondering if you help me how to use Transect-based sampling to select sample trees
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Ecology

09/07/19

At what total rate is water used in metabolic processes over the entire biosphere?
A recent [column on "The Straight Dope" website](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/3300/do-we-drink-dinosaur-urine) discussed the idea that water molecules are largely cycled around through... more
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Ecology

09/06/19

How does the formation of exoskeleton by marine organisms help to minimize global warming?
The excessive CO2 being released in the atmosphere through the combustion of fuels is largely absorbed by seas and oceans thus restricting the green house effect and global warming. Choose... more
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Ecology

09/06/19

Basic question about symbiosis( or about kinds of symbiosis)?
Is there a type of symbiosis where an organism is harmed and the other is neither harmed nor helped? If not, do you think there's a term for this sort of relation between two organisms?
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Ecology

09/06/19

Can "human exclusion zones" in national parks for preserving Wolves and Grizzlies be a good idea?
There are National Preserves in the National Parks where some human activities are permitted. But can it make sense to create "exclusion zones" so no human would be permitted in a certain area, not... more
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Ecology

09/06/19

Will bark-beetles infest the Methow Valley?
What is the Methow Valley (esp. Winthrop, WA) area's susceptibility to bark beetles? Did the 2014 Carlton Complex wildfires increase the vulnerability due to the large numbers of dead, dying, and... more
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Ecology

09/05/19

How does ecology differ from biology?
What precisely is ecology? How does it differ from biology? Because I never studied biology after high school, please explain as if I were 10 years old. I only know that ecology is a subset of... more
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Ecology

09/05/19

Could we slow down life?
As far as I know there is no absolute time measurement (one that would measure time in a non-environment-dependent fashion) in any life form. Only such time measurements exist, which are dependent... more
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Ecology

09/05/19

Can different strains of Rhizobium share an infection thread or symbiosome?
Rhizobium infection can be triggered at root hairs of legumes, creating infection threads. Can these infections threads be colonized by more than one type of Rhizobium (e.g. Fixing and... more
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Ecology

09/05/19

Help with designing the analysis of radio telemetry study?
I was wondering if there are any spatial ecologists out there who can provide some insight on the trouble I'm having with my Masters research. I am looking at the association a bat species to high... more
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Ecology

09/04/19

Is photosynthesis faster in aquatic plants rather than terrestrial plants?
For example : In which of these two plants photosynthesis is faster and why? water hyacinth or sedge?
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Ecology

09/04/19

What is the best way to calculate the biological diversity of samples from bacterial/viral OTU tables?
I have a few large OTU tables of bacterial and viral datasets. The samples are across different sites and times. I would like to visualise the community 'diversity' across the times for which I... more
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Ecology

09/04/19

How mosquitoes get their food and survive?
How do mosquitoes find and get their food? For how much time can they survive without food?
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Ecology

09/03/19

Are there organisms that have incorporated plastic into their lives?
Are there organisms that have incorporated (manmade) plastic into their lives in any way? Either in their diet, or as a part of their body?
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Ecology

09/02/19

What do we mean by distribution of species?
What is meant by distribution of species in the following context? >density-independent factors tend to limit the ***distribution** of individuals and therefore of **species***.
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