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- https://bio.libretexts.org/Courses/Gettysburg_College/01%3A_Ecology_for_All/04%3A_Adaptations_to_the_Physical_Environment/4.02%3A_Strategies_for_dealing_with_a_changing_environmentMany adaptations allow organisms to contend with changes in their environment. Two broad strategies for dealing with change are to conform or regulate. Conforming is when an organism allows their in...Many adaptations allow organisms to contend with changes in their environment. Two broad strategies for dealing with change are to conform or regulate. Conforming is when an organism allows their internal environment to fluctuate with the external environment. Regulating is when an organism attempts to regulate or maintain a constant internal environment despite any environmental fluctuations. Both approaches have procs and cons, leading to the diversity of organisms we see on earth.
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Workbench/General_Ecology_Ecology/Chapter_4%3A_Adaptations_to_the_Physical_Environment/4.2%3A_Strategies_for_dealing_with_a_changing_environmentHumans who migrate permanently to a higher altitude naturally acclimatize to their new environment by developing an increase in the number of red blood cells to increase the oxygen carrying capacity o...Humans who migrate permanently to a higher altitude naturally acclimatize to their new environment by developing an increase in the number of red blood cells to increase the oxygen carrying capacity of the blood, in order to compensate for lower levels of oxygen intake.
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Workbench/General_Ecology_Ecology/Chapter_13%3A_The_Ecology_of_Intraspecific_VariationThe diagrams show that: (A) there is individual variation in the phenotype (personality: heights of the red lines), but that there is no phenotypic plasticity, (B) there is individual variation in the...The diagrams show that: (A) there is individual variation in the phenotype (personality: heights of the red lines), but that there is no phenotypic plasticity, (B) there is individual variation in the phenotype (personality: heights of the red lines), there is population-level phenotypic plasticity (slopes of the red lines are non-zero), but individuals do not differ in their response to the environment (slopes of the red lines are equal), and (C) there is individual variation in the phenotype …
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Courses/Gettysburg_College/01%3A_Ecology_for_All/13%3A_The_Ecology_of_Intraspecific_VariationThe diagrams show that: (A) there is individual variation in the phenotype (personality: heights of the red lines), but that there is no phenotypic plasticity, (B) there is individual variation in the...The diagrams show that: (A) there is individual variation in the phenotype (personality: heights of the red lines), but that there is no phenotypic plasticity, (B) there is individual variation in the phenotype (personality: heights of the red lines), there is population-level phenotypic plasticity (slopes of the red lines are non-zero), but individuals do not differ in their response to the environment (slopes of the red lines are equal), and (C) there is individual variation in the phenotype …
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Introductory_and_General_Biology/Biology_(Kimball)/17%3A_EcologyThis page explores ecology, emphasizing relationships between organisms and their environments. It covers key topics like biodiversity, population dynamics, ecosystem processes (energy flow, nutrient ...This page explores ecology, emphasizing relationships between organisms and their environments. It covers key topics like biodiversity, population dynamics, ecosystem processes (energy flow, nutrient cycling), food chains, biomes, and biogeochemical cycles. Additionally, it addresses pollution and species interactions, including symbiosis and pest control methods.
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Agriculture_and_Horticulture/Principles_of_Cultivar_Development_(Fehr_and_Suza)/01%3A_Chapters/1.02%3A_Maximizing_Genetic_Gain_IIThis page emphasizes the importance of genotype x environment interactions in selecting quantitative traits, noting that traits like days to maturity are more reliable across environments than yields....This page emphasizes the importance of genotype x environment interactions in selecting quantitative traits, noting that traits like days to maturity are more reliable across environments than yields. Farmers rely on past data for cultivar selection, especially for low interaction traits. Challenges for breeders are highlighted due to significant genotype x environment interactions.
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Courses/Gettysburg_College/01%3A_Ecology_for_All/20%3A_Biogeochemical_Cycles/20.02%3A_The_Water_(Hydrologic)_CycleFigure \PageIndex1: Bar charts of the Distribution of Earth’s Water including total global water, fresh water, and surface water and other fresh water and pie charts of water usable by humans an...Figure \PageIndex1: Bar charts of the Distribution of Earth’s Water including total global water, fresh water, and surface water and other fresh water and pie charts of water usable by humans and sources of usable water reveal that only 2.5 percent of water on Earth is fresh water, and less than 1 percent of fresh water is easily accessible to living things.
