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Group of sympatric species with similar ecological function
occupancy, and spatial analysis in ecology, all of which are fundamental concepts in defining guilds. An ecological guild is not to be confused with a taxocene
Guild_(ecology)
Associated populations of species in a given area
competition in community ecologyPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets CSR theory – Theoretical ecology Guild (ecology) – Group of sympatric
Community_(ecology)
Topics referred to by the same term
Hampshire, United States Guild (ecology), a group of species that exploit the same resources, or different resources in related ways Guild (permaculture), a
Guild_(disambiguation)
Study of organisms and their environment
Ecology (from Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos) 'house' and -λογία (-logía) 'study of') is the natural science of the relationships among living organisms
Ecology
vulnerable, can protect ecosystems as a whole. Guild (ecology) "Chapter 2: Functional Groups." Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. N.p.: n.p., n.d. 9-25. Print
Functional_group_(ecology)
Field of ecology
Population ecology is a field of ecology that deals with the dynamics of species populations and how these populations interact with the environment,
Population_ecology
Scientific discipline
Theoretical ecology is the scientific discipline devoted to the study of ecological systems using theoretical methods such as simple conceptual models
Theoretical_ecology
Herbaceous, broad-leaved flowering plant
Forbs are members of a guild—a group of plant species with broadly similar growth forms. In certain contexts in ecology, guild membership may often be
Forb
Relationships between ecological processes in the environment and particular ecosystems
Landscape ecology is the science of studying and improving relationships between ecological processes in the environment and particular ecosystems. This
Landscape_ecology
Holistic approach to the study of ecological systems
Systems ecology is an interdisciplinary field of ecology, a subset of Earth system science, that takes a holistic approach to the study of ecological systems
Systems_ecology
Event or force driving ecological change via mortality
In ecology, a disturbance is a change in environmental conditions that causes a pronounced change in an ecosystem. Disturbances often act quickly and
Disturbance_(ecology)
Study of the evolutionary basis for animal behavior due to ecological pressures
Some examples of behavioural ecology Behavioral ecology, also spelled behavioural ecology, is the study of the evolutionary basis for animal behavior due
Behavioral_ecology
2012 video game by ArenaNet
Guild Wars 2 is a free-to-play, massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by ArenaNet and published by NCSoft. Set in the fantasy world
Guild_Wars_2
Organism type
Isotopes to Estimate Trophic Position: Models, Methods, and Assumptions". Ecology. 83 (3): 703–718. doi:10.1890/0012-9658(2002)083[0703:USITET]2.0.CO;2.
Autotroph
Interaction of bacteriophages with their environments
behavioral ecology, evolutionary ecology, functional ecology, landscape ecology, mathematical ecology, molecular ecology, physiological ecology (or ecophysiology)
Phage_ecology
Study of the relationship of microorganisms with their environment
Microbial ecology (or environmental microbiology) is a discipline where the interaction of microorganisms and their environment are studied. Microorganisms
Microbial_ecology
Flow of energy through food chains in ecological energetics
Physical quantity Lindeman RL (1942). "The Trophic-Dynamic Aspect of Ecology" (PDF). Ecology. 23 (4): 399–417. Bibcode:1942Ecol...23..399L. doi:10.2307/1930126
Energy_flow_(ecology)
Branch of ecology
'guild' within an ecosystem. Beginning in the 1970s, an increased interest in functional classification revolutionized functional ecology. 'Guilds' would
Functional_ecology
Representation of the biotic interactions in an ecosystem
nestedness is often asymmetrical, with specialists of one guild linked to the generalists of the partner guild. The level of nestedness is determined not by species
Ecological_network
Interaction of biology and evolution
Evolutionary ecology is a science at the intersection of ecology and evolutionary biology. It approaches the study of ecology in a way that explicitly
Evolutionary_ecology
Study of the distribution or space occupied by species
Spatial ecology studies the ultimate distributional or spatial unit occupied by a species. In a particular habitat shared by several species, each of
Spatial_ecology
Biological models used to explain relative species abundance distributions
describe how species that draw from the same resource pool (e.g. a guild (ecology)) partition their niche. The resource pool is broken either sequentially
Niche_apportionment_models
Relative representation of a species in an ecosystem
In ecology, local abundance is the relative representation of a species in a particular ecosystem. It is usually measured as the number of individuals
Abundance_(ecology)
Total mass of living organisms in a given area (all species or selected species)
partitioning Organic matter – Matter composed of organic compounds Productivity (ecology) – Rate of generation of biomass in an ecosystem Primary nutritional groups –
Biomass_(ecology)
Study of living and non-living components of ecosystems and their interactions
Ecosystem ecology is the integrated study of living (biotic) and non-living (abiotic) components of ecosystems and their interactions within an ecosystem
Ecosystem_ecology
Class of ecological models
In theoretical ecology and nonlinear dynamics, consumer-resource models (CRMs) are a class of ecological models in which a community of consumer species
Consumer-resource_model
Geographical area in which a species can be found
Scales Constrain Species Distributions in Fragmented Urban Landscapes". Ecology and Society. 11 (2) art6. doi:10.5751/ES-01742-110206. ISSN 1708-3087.
Species_distribution
Study of chemically-mediated interactions between living organisms
Chemical ecology is a vast and interdisciplinary field utilizing biochemistry, biology, ecology, and organic chemistry for explaining observed interactions
Chemical_ecology
Aspect of ecosystems
kelp forests, which are vital for other species within the ecosystem. Ecology portal Heterotroph Lithotroph Ecological pyramid Predator-prey interaction
Food_chain
When a population of a species exceeds the carrying capacity of its environment
human health and well-being, or crowd other species out of existence. In ecology, overpopulation is a concept used primarily in wildlife management. Typically
Overpopulation
Type of environment in which an organism lives
In ecology, habitat refers to the array of resources, biotic factors that are present in an area, such as to support the survival and reproduction of
Habitat
Approach to agriculture and land management
Simberloff, D.; Dayan, T. (1991). "The Guild Concept and the Structure of Ecological Communities". Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics. 22 (1): 115. Bibcode:1991AnRES
Permaculture
Ecogeographical rule in evolutionary biology
phenomenon of island syndrome which describes the differences in morphology, ecology, physiology and behaviour of insular species compared to their continental
Foster's_rule
Ecosystem in saltwater environment
they have been the focus of extensive research, particularly in trophic ecology, and continue to provoke important ideas that are relevant beyond this
Marine_ecosystem
Equations modelling predator–prey cycles
R. N. (ed.). Animal Ecology. McGraw–Hill. Kingsland, S. (1995). Modeling Nature: Episodes in the History of Population Ecology. University of Chicago
Lotka–Volterra_equations
lessen the burden of competition among animals within the same guild (see Guild (ecology)), they must vary in size (Brown and Maurer, 1989; Brown and Nicoletto
Body size and species richness
Body_size_and_species_richness
Beneficial symbiosis between species
Fuller DQ (2014). "The Evolution of Animal Domestication". Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics. 45: 115–136. doi:10.1146/annurev-ecolsys-110512-135813
Commensalism
Ecological theory concerning the selection of life history traits
concepts of quantity or quality offspring are sometimes referred to in ecology as "cheap" or "expensive", a comment on the expendable nature of the offspring
R/K_selection_theory
Approximate power law relating animal metabolic rate to mass
(see table). Allometric law Evolutionary physiology Metabolic theory of ecology Rate-of-living theory Scaling law Kleiber M (October 1947). "Body size
Kleiber's_law
Type of heterotrophic nutrition based on decayed organic matter
ecology Functional ecology Industrial ecology Macroecology Microecosystem Natural environment Regime shift Sexecology Systems ecology Urban ecology Theoretical
Saprotroph
Study of interactions between the biota and environment in forests
Forest ecology is the scientific study of the interrelated patterns, processes, flora, fauna, funga, and ecosystems in forests. The management of forests
Forest_ecology
Scientific study of renewing and restoring ecosystems
theory to restoration ecology". Restoration Ecology 13 (2), 413–424. Bradshaw, A.D. (1987). Restoration: the acid test for ecology. In Jordan, W.R., Gilpin
Ecological_restoration
Ecological communities abruptly losing biodiversity, often irreversibly
Ecological resilience Ecosystem services Environmental degradation Overshoot (ecology) Tipping points in the climate system Keith, DA; Rodríguez, J.P.; Rodríguez-Clark
Ecosystem_collapse
Type of species interaction
amount of the resource available to the other. In the study of community ecology, competition within and between members of a species is an important biological
Competition_(biology)
Virus that infects bacteria
are important model organisms for studying principles of evolution and ecology. Phages can be used to combat bacterial infections such as blackleg. A
Bacteriophage
Gradual buildup of substances in an organism
v t e Ecology: Modelling ecosystems: Other components Population ecology Abundance Allee effect Consumer-resource model Depensation Ecological yield Effective
Bioaccumulation
Living creatures that eat organisms from a different population
v t e Ecology: Modelling ecosystems: Other components Population ecology Abundance Allee effect Consumer-resource model Depensation Ecological yield Effective
Consumer_(food_chain)
Hypothesis about plant resource use competition in community ecology
(also called the resource-ratio hypothesis) is a hypothesis in community ecology that attempts to predict which species will become dominant as the result
R*_rule_(ecology)
Mutually beneficial interaction between species
and confusion on their use has persisted. Mutualism plays a key part in ecology and evolution. For example, mutualistic interactions are vital for terrestrial
Mutualism_(biology)
Species introduced by human activity
"Does invasive species research use more militaristic language than other ecology and conservation biology literature?". NeoBiota (44). Pensoft Publishers:
Introduced_species
Type of ecosystem
adaptations to feed on periphytic algae and macrophytes. Members of the collector guild browse the sediments, picking out specific particles with raptorial appendages
Lake_ecosystem
Measure of species' ecological influence
(1 October 1929). "The Significance of Raunkiaer's Law of Frequency". Ecology. 10 (4): 406–408. Bibcode:1929Ecol...10..406G. doi:10.2307/1931149. ISSN 0012-9658
Dominance_(ecology)
Ability to withstand disturbance unchanged
anthropologist Munira Khayyat offers a new perspective on resistance in ecology beyond natural ecosystems. In her study of South Lebanon, she examines
Resistance_(ecology)
Smallest size a biological population can exist without facing extinction
survive in the wild. This term is commonly used in the fields of biology, ecology, and conservation biology. MVP refers to the smallest possible size at
Minimum_viable_population
British biologist and writer
Profile: Dr Mike Shanahan Shanahan, M. 2000. Ficus seed dispersal guilds: ecology, evolution and conservation implications. PhD Thesis. University of
Mike_Shanahan_(writer)
Animal that feeds on decomposing plant and animal parts as well as faeces
Academic Press. p. 700. ISBN 978-0-12-744760-5. Keddy P (2017). Plant Ecology, Origins, Processes, Consequences 2nd Ed. New York: Cambridge University
Detritivore
Theory of evolutionary biology
abundance of species in ecological communities. Like other neutral theories of ecology, Hubbell assumes that the differences between members of an ecological
Unified neutral theory of biodiversity
Unified_neutral_theory_of_biodiversity
Non-living factors that affect organisms and ecosystems
In ecology, abiotic components or abiotic factors are non-living chemical and physical parts of the environment that affect living organisms and the functioning
Abiotic_component
Maximum population size of a species that an ecosystem can support
environment's maximal load,[clarification needed] which in population ecology corresponds to the population equilibrium, when the number of deaths in
Carrying_capacity
Growth is limited by the scarcest resource
v t e Ecology: Modelling ecosystems: Other components Population ecology Abundance Allee effect Consumer-resource model Depensation Ecological yield Effective
Liebig's_law_of_the_minimum
Rate of generation of biomass in an ecosystem
In ecology, productivity is the rate of generation of biomass in an ecosystem, usually expressed in units of mass per volume (unit surface) per unit of
Productivity_(ecology)
Change of species in a region over time
change the way they do. Succession was among the first theories advanced in ecology. Ecological succession was first documented in the Indiana Dunes of Northwest
Ecological_succession
Three biological processes
When discussing population dynamics, behavioral ecology, and cell biology, recruitment refers to several different biological processes. In population
Recruitment_(biology)
Theory concerning metabolism and observed patterns in ecology
The metabolic theory of ecology (MTE) is the ecological component of the more general West, Brown, and Enquist (WBE) Metabolic Scaling Theory and Kleiber's
Metabolic_theory_of_ecology
Predator at the top of a food chain
limited by interference and exploitive competition with humans". Global Ecology and Conservation. 20 e00758. Bibcode:2019GEcoC..2000758E. doi:10.1016/j
Apex_predator
Species protected to aid further species
Indigenous Indicator species Introduced species Keystone species Landscape ecology Sherman, David M. 2002. Tending animals in the global village: A guide
Umbrella_species
Species that is able to thrive in a wide variety of environmental conditions
item, or able to eat a plant that generalists would be less tolerant of. Ecology portal Cosmopolitan distribution Endemism Fitness landscape List of feeding
Generalist and specialist species
Generalist_and_specialist_species
American social theorist (1921–2006)
affairs, and social ecology. Among the most important were Our Synthetic Environment (1962), Post-Scarcity Anarchism (1971), The Ecology of Freedom (1982)
Murray_Bookchin
Type of aquatic ecosystem with flowing freshwater
or aquatic ecology. There is no sharp boundary between the two systems, however. The following unifying characteristics make the ecology of running waters
River_ecosystem
Part of Earth's aquatic ecosystems
two ecosystems form the more general study area of freshwater or aquatic ecology. There is no sharp boundary between the two systems, however. A wetland
Freshwater_ecosystem
Animal that can eat and survive on both plants and animals
chain Food energy Ingestion List of diets Mesocarnivore Productivity (ecology) List of feeding behaviours Beasley, DeAnna; Koltz, Amanda; Lambert, Joanna;
Omnivore
Graphical representation of biomass or biomass productivity
255-257. Elton, C. 1927. Animal Ecology. New York, Macmillan Co. link. Bodenheimer, F. S. 1938. Problems of Animal Ecology. Oxford University Press. link
Ecological_pyramid
Organism using energy from light in metabolic processes
ecology Functional ecology Industrial ecology Macroecology Microecosystem Natural environment Regime shift Sexecology Systems ecology Urban ecology Theoretical
Phototroph
Details of the Dune science fiction novels
against the Federated Great Houses of the Landsraad, and between them, the Guild with its damnable monopoly on interstellar transport. — Reverend Mother
Organizations of the Dune universe
Organizations_of_the_Dune_universe
Organism found in carbon-rich environments
"Revisiting life strategy concepts in environmental microbial ecology". FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 93 (3) fix006. doi:10.1093/femsec/fix006. hdl:20.500
Copiotroph
Biological process
different environments are important biological systems in terms of their ecology, evolution and biogeography, as well as their potential as indicators of
Chemosynthesis
Rocky pool on a seashore, separated from the sea at low tide, filled with seawater
(2007). "Intertidal Invertebrates Locally Enhance Primary Production". Ecology. 88 (7): 1647–1653. Bibcode:2007Ecol...88.1647P. doi:10.1890/06-1913.1
Tide_pool
Ecological concept
"Predator foraging response to a resurgent dangerous prey". Functional Ecology. 31 (7): 1418–1429. doi:10.1111/1365-2435.12866. Hassell, Michael P. (Michael
Prey_switching
American marine scientist
Lisa T (1993). Community ecology and flight energetics in tropical seabirds of the eastern Pacific: energetic correlates of guild structure (Thesis). OCLC 54995633
Lisa_Ballance
Ecology
maintained by tidal disturbances. Patch dynamics became a dominant theme in ecology between the late 1970s and the 1990s. Patch dynamics is a conceptual approach
Patch_dynamics
Series of secondary extinctions
In ecology, a cascade effect is a series of secondary extinctions that are triggered by the primary extinction of a key species in an ecosystem. Secondary
Cascade_effect_(ecology)
Fit of a species living under specific environmental conditions
In ecology, a niche is the match of a species to a specific environmental condition. It describes how an organism or population responds to the distribution
Ecological_niche
Exponential growth based on a constant rate
the exponential law. It is widely regarded in the field of population ecology as the first principle of population dynamics, with Malthus as the founder
Malthusian_growth_model
Position of an organism in a food chain
merriam-webster.com. Lindeman, R.L. (1942). "The trophic-dynamic aspect of ecology" (PDF). Ecology. 23 (4): 399–418. Bibcode:1942Ecol...23..399L. doi:10.2307/1930126
Trophic_level
Behavior characterized by activity during the night and sleeping during the day
Crypsis Diurnality List of nocturnal animals List of nocturnal birds Niche (ecology) Niche differentiation Night owl (person) Tapetum lucidum Agee, H. R.;
Nocturnal_animal
Process of progressive accumulation in food chain
ecology Functional ecology Industrial ecology Macroecology Microecosystem Natural environment Regime shift Sexecology Systems ecology Urban ecology Theoretical
Biomagnification
Capacity of ecosystems to resist and recover from change
In ecology, resilience is the capacity of an ecosystem to respond to a perturbation or disturbance by resisting damage and subsequently recovering. Such
Ecological_resilience
Concept in population ecology
In population ecology, density dependence occurs when population growth rates are regulated by the population density. The concept affects macroparasite
Density_dependence
Dead particulate organic material
PMID 21797150. Hillman, Robert E. (January 1972). "Systems Ecology Systems Analysis and Simulation in Ecology, Vol. I Bernard C. Patten". BioScience. 22 (1): 56
Detritus
Study of distribution of species
integrative field of inquiry that unites concepts and information from ecology, evolutionary biology, taxonomy, geology, physical geography, palaeontology
Biogeography
Organism which consumes bacteria
ecology Functional ecology Industrial ecology Macroecology Microecosystem Natural environment Regime shift Sexecology Systems ecology Urban ecology Theoretical
Bacterivore
Monographs in 1967. The concept of ecological guilds established in this paper has become a highly influential in ecology. His research later shifted focus from
Richard_B._Root
Model in theoretical ecology and statistical mechanics
theoretical investigations studying diversity-stability relations in community ecology and properties of static and dynamic coexistence. Dynamical behavior in
Random generalized Lotka–Volterra model
Random_generalized_Lotka–Volterra_model
Hierarchy of complex structures and systems within biological sciences
as an ecological organizational concept, or as the field, hierarchical ecology. Each level in the hierarchy represents an increase in organizational complexity
Biological_organisation
Organisms that obtain energy by the oxidation of electron donors in their environments
(1975). "Mechanisms of Chemo-Autotrophy" (PDF). In Kinne, O. (ed.). Marine Ecology. Vol. 2, Part I. Wiley-Interscience. pp. 9–60. ISBN 0-471-48004-5. Davis
Chemotroph
When an ecosystem does not drastically change over time even after perturbation
In ecology, an ecosystem is said to possess ecological stability (or equilibrium) if it is capable of returning to its equilibrium state after a perturbation
Ecological_stability
Ideology merging aspects of socialism with green politics, ecology and alter-globalization
socialist ecology, ecological materialism, or revolutionary ecology) is an ideology merging aspects of socialism with that of green politics, ecology and alter-globalization
Eco-socialism
Measure of the ability of water to sustain biological productivity
and determining what a water body's trophic index should be. Biomass (ecology) Eutrophication List of biological development disorders Nonpoint source
Trophic_state_index
Ratio of animal feed to desired product
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Feed_conversion_ratio
Phenomenon in which species sometimes prefer low-quality habitat
heterogeneous environment". Ecology. 85 (7): 2037–2045. Bibcode:2004Ecol...85.2037J. doi:10.1890/03-0508. Keddy, P. A. (1982). "Population Ecology on an Environmental
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