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-==== Biology Notes Theun ====+==== Biology Notes ====
  
-some of my collected notes: not guaranteed to be accurate+Some of my (Theun's) collected notes: not guaranteed to be accurate (and potentially extended...)
  
 === Biology === === Biology ===
 +(see also [[category biology]])
   * Chemoreception: Ability to perceive chemical signals   * Chemoreception: Ability to perceive chemical signals
   * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phytoncide|Phytoncide]]: volatile compounds, healthy for breathing   * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phytoncide|Phytoncide]]: volatile compounds, healthy for breathing
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   * Phylogenetic diversity: level of species that have few or no close relatives and that are very different from other species, which may mean that they can contribute in very different ways to an ecosystem   * Phylogenetic diversity: level of species that have few or no close relatives and that are very different from other species, which may mean that they can contribute in very different ways to an ecosystem
   * Biocapacity: carrying capacity of an ecosystem   * Biocapacity: carrying capacity of an ecosystem
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 +=== Genomics ===
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 +  * Genotype:  a genotype typically implies a measurement of how an individual differs or is specialized within a group
 +  * rapid adaptation: //standing genetic variation for traits is underestimated//
 +  * Gene Expression
 +  * [[https://youtu.be/GZRABkPSMX8|Meta Genomics]]
 +  * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exaptation|Exaptation]]
 +
 +=== Geodiversity ===
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 +  * Variation in the landscape
 +  * The amount of Microclimates
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 +  * [[https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/03/we-are-destroying-chimpanzee-cultures/584146/|Animal Cultures]]: Carel van Schaik - Oranutangs
 +
 +== Nomadism: ==
 +  * Optimal Foraging Theory: maximizes caloric intake, minimal energy expenditure, per unit of time.
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 +== Ecosystem Dynamics: ==
 +  * Dynamic Vegetation Model: 
 +  * Climate Excursion: 
 +  * Dispersal Jump: Dispersal Scenarios: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Biological_dispersal&redirect=no|Zoochorie]]: Seed Dispersal by Frugivores, or more generally by Animal Furr
 +  * Hysteresis: system depending heavily on past environment
 +  * Phenotypic Plasticity: the ability of one genotype to produce more than one phenotype when exposed to different environments
 +  * Characteristic Return Time: rate at which a population returns after disturbance
 +  * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biotic_pump|Biotic Pump]] (forest)
 +  * Macrosystems Ecology: [[http://www.universityherald.com/articles/7270/20140203/new-scientific-field-forms-big-data-changes-study-of-organisms-environments.htm|Big Data]]
 +
 +== Regime Shifts: ==
 +  * [[http://www.trueactivist.com/gab_gallery/how-wolves-change-rivers/#.VNvGtMiouVE.facebook|Trophic Cascade]]: Impact of predator cascades down through entire ecosystem
 +  * Global Tipping Points & Safe Operating Space for Humanity
 +  * Eutrophication: Nutrient Loading
 +  * Refugia: Sky Island ecology
 +  * Succession: Early Succesional (pioneer), Late Succesional (climax veg) //Problematic because soils, climate are not constant. Longliving species may reflect past climate rather than present. Spread from refugia may not be complete yet. Recently evolved species may not have reached the limit of potential range. Birch is late successional in some areas, but early in others.//
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 === Extinction === === Extinction ===
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   * Mass Extinction: examining the drop in the total number of animals, capturing also the plight of the world’s most common creatures   * Mass Extinction: examining the drop in the total number of animals, capturing also the plight of the world’s most common creatures
   * Age of Loneliness: Edward O. Wilson proffered an alternate name for this new epoch - the Eremozoic, meaning “the age of loneliness.”   * Age of Loneliness: Edward O. Wilson proffered an alternate name for this new epoch - the Eremozoic, meaning “the age of loneliness.”
 +  * Genetic Erosion: not enough individuals to meet and breed
 +
 +=== Regeneration ===
 +
 +  * [[https://e360.yale.edu/features/why-green-pledges-will-not-create-the-natural-forests-we-need|Reforest Monoculture]]
 +  * [[http://mymodernmet.com/amazon-rainforest-reforestation/|Muvuca]]: hundreds of native tree seeds from a variety of species are planted over every inch of the deforested land
 +  * [[https://www.nrdc.org/stories/forests-just-ones-mother-nature-used-make|Structural Complexity Enhancement]]
 +
 +=== Observation ===
 +
 +  * [[https://natureecoevocommunity.nature.com/users/339536-diego-k-kersting/posts/58528-long-lived-organisms-need-long-term-observation-discovering-a-fossil-survival-strategy-in-a-living-coral|long-lived organisms need long-term observation]]
   *    * 
 +
 +== Initiatives ==
 +
 +  * Gurukula Botanical Sanctuary: Parataxonomy:  field-trained biodiversity collection and inventory specialist recruited from local areas
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