Updated Solutions
What was our rough estimate for secondary succession from disturbance to climax community? ANS
150+ years
What does an apple represent? ANS GPP
What is the second largest dead zone in the world? ANS Gulf of Mexico
What is the color code for 3-4 mg/L bottom oxygen? ANS orange
What comes last in broadleaf forest succession? ANS closed canopy
Algal blooms deplete what key nutrient? ANS oxygen
Where in the world is NPP highest? ANS northern Africa
What summarizes the change in Oregon dead zones between 2006 and 2007? ANS two separate zones
joined and lengthened
What is the color code for 2-3 mg/L bottom oxygen? ANS red orange
Why was the 2020 dead zone in the gulf of mexico smaller than that of 2019? ANS Hurricane
Hanna's mixing effect
What did Professor Henry Cowles discover at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore? ANS ecological
succession
Which contributes the most of the earth's NPP by percentage? ANS open ocean