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Biogeography

Discover the latitudinal distribution of resources, biome drivers, succession, and conservation of endangered species. Learn from past extinction events and the role of disturbances in ecological balance. Explore the impact of introduced species on endemic biodiversity and the global issues arising from world population growth. Delve into the significance of public lands, biosphere reserves, and the wise spatial distribution of nature preserves. Understand the role of scale and chaos in comprehending the natural world, with captivating images and insights from around the globe.

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Biogeography

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  1. Biogeography Summary Lecture April 27th, 2005

  2. What controls latitudinal distribution of resources?

  3. What drives the latitudinal distribution of biomes?

  4. How does succession work?

  5. What role do disturbances play?

  6. Ecological Succession

  7. Succession After Mount St. Helens Eruption in 1980

  8. Succession After Mount St. Helens Eruption in 1980

  9. Recovery After the 1988 Yellowstone Wildfire

  10. Passenger pigeon Dusky seaside sparrow Great auk Dodo Aepyornis (Madagascar) What have we learned from past extinction events?

  11. How do we maintain endangered species?What contributes to a species being endangered? Florida manatee Northern spotted owl (threatened) Bannerman's turaco (Africa) Gray wolf Florida panther Devil's hole pupfish Black-footed ferret Snow leopard (Central Asia) Utah prairie dog (threatened) Symphonia (Madagascar) Oahu tree snail California condor Black lace cactus Ghost bat (Australia) Black rhinoceros (Africa)

  12. How Can Introduced Species Out-Compete Endemic Species? Sea lamprey (attached to lake trout) Argentina fire ant Brown tree snake Eurasian muffle Common pigeon (Rock dove) Formosan termite Zebra mussel Asian long-horned beetle Asian tiger mosquito Gypsy moth larvae

  13. How does world population contribute to global biodiversity issues? Fig. 1-1 p. 2

  14. Deforestation of the Tropics

  15. Source: C. Mayhew & R. Simmon (NASA/GSFC), NOAA/ NGDC, DMSP Digital Archive

  16. North America by Night

  17. What role do public lands play in conservation?

  18. What is a wise way to spatially distribute nature preserve? Biosphere Reserve Human settlements Tourism and education center Research station Core area Buffer zone 1 Buffer zone 2

  19. What role does scale and chaos play in our understanding of the natural world? Antartic Karmanvortex windshear misr http://www.geog.ucsb.edu/~jeff/wallpaper/page4.html

  20. Cyclone Dina Ian 2002 From Seawifs http://www.geog.ucsb.edu/~jeff/wallpaper/page4.html

  21. Russia Lena River Delta Taken by Landsat http://www.geog.ucsb.edu/~jeff/wallpaper/page4.html

  22. Mayn river northern Siberia from Landsat http://www.geog.ucsb.edu/~jeff/wallpaper/page4.html

  23. Siberia dragon lake bratskove reservoir 1999 Landsat http://www.geog.ucsb.edu/~jeff/wallpaper/page4.html

  24. Iran Dashte Kevir salt crust from Landsat http://www.geog.ucsb.edu/~jeff/wallpaper/page4.html

  25. Russia Lena River Delta Taken by Landsat http://www.geog.ucsb.edu/~jeff/wallpaper/page4.html

  26. Coahuila Nuevo Mexico Sierra Madre From Landsat http://www.geog.ucsb.edu/~jeff/wallpaper/page4.html

  27. Beijing China Image from Quickbird http://www.geog.ucsb.edu/~jeff/wallpaper/page4.html

  28. Image of Earth from Modis http://www.geog.ucsb.edu/~jeff/wallpaper/page4.html

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