Key Terms Related to Ecology and the Biosphere
A glossary of key terms important for the study of ecology - covering a scope related to biogeography, terrestrial biomes, aquatic biomes, and climate and the effects of global climate change. Advanced Placement® and AP® are trademarks registered and/or owned by the College Board, which is not affiliated with and does not endorse this textbook.
Topics
- glossary
- abiotic
- aboveground
- biomass
- abyssal zone
- algal bloom
- aphotic zone
- benthic realm
- biogeography
- biome
- biotic
- canopy
- channel
- clathrates
- climate
- conspecifics
- coral
- reef
- cryptofauna
- ecology
- ecosystem services
- emergent vegetation
- endemic
- estuary
- fall and spring turnover
- global climate change
- greenhouse effect
- greenhouse gases
- haze-effect
- cooling
- heterospecifics
- intertidal zone
- Milankovitch cycles
- neritic zone
- net primary productivity
- ocean upwelling
- oceanic zone
- pelagic realm
- permafrost
- photic zone
- planktivore
- predator
- Sargassum
- solar intensity
- source
- water
- thermocline
- weather