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Biogeography
The study of geographic distribution of living organisms.
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heterogeneity
Biology; Biogeography
The variety of qualities found in an environment (habitat patches) or a population (genotypic variation).
phenotype
Biology; Biogeography
The way in which the genetic message of an individual is expressed in its morphology, physiology, and behavior.
subclimax
Biology; Biogeography
A stage of succession along a sere prevented from progressing to the climatic climax (i.e., the steady-state community characteristic of a particular climate) by fire, grazing, and similar factors.
pattern
Biology; Biogeography
A statement about relationships among several observations of nature. It connotes a particular configuration of properties of the system under investigation.
variance
Biology; Biogeography
A statistical measure of the dispersion of a set of values about its mean.
key factor analysis
Biology; Biogeography
A statistical treatment of population data designed to identify factors most responsible for change in population size.
resource
Biology; Biogeography
A substance or object required by an organism for normal maintenance, growth, and reproduction.
