Metapopulation

Metapopulation

A group of interconnected subpopulations, usually of subequal size. The features of individuals now founnd in one subpopulation might have been determined by conditions affecting them when they were located in another subpopulation.

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metapopulation

Biology; Ecology

Local but geographically separated populations of a species that are linked only by organisms that migrate between them. Although local groups might die out, the migrants keep the ...

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macroplankton

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Planktonic organisms that are 200-2,000 micrometers in size.

nanoplankton

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Planktonic organisms that are 2-20 micometers in size.

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Planktonic organisms that are greater than or equal to 2000 micrometers in size.

mixoplankton

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Planktonic organisms that can be classified at several trophic levels. For example, some ciliates can be photosynthetic but also can ingest other plankton and are heterotrophic.

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Population growth that is modulated by the population size relative to carrying capacity. Population growth declines as population approaches carrying capacity, and is negative ...

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Predicted increase in the earth's oceanic and atmospheric temperature, owing to additions of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, as a result of human activities.

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