Explain the differences among adaptation, natural selection and evolution. Describe how inbreeding reduces genetic variation. Describe how small populations experience genetic drift. Identify the factors that keep diverse species distinct and that promote speciation. Identify the connection between adaptive radiation and convergent evolution.
Correlate species diversity with species richness and species evenness.
Compare biodiversity in a tropical rainforest, a temperate forest and a boreal forest. Distinguish between an edge, a gap and an ecotone and explain why edges are species rich. Describe the stages of ecological succession using local examples. Identify the local abiotic and biotic factors that result in the establishment of a climax community. Relate the key role of the mangrove community in the South Florida bioregion.