primary succession

secondary succession

theory of island biogeography

species richness

species evenness

microevolution

macroevolution

mutation

recombination

artificial selection

tundra

boreal forest
(aka coniferous aka taiga)

temperate rainforest

temperate (seasonal) forest
(aka deciduous)

temperate grassland / cold desert

woodland / shrubland

tropical seasonal forest
(aka savanna)

desert

nitrogen fixation

transpiration

evapotranspiration

fossil fuels

10% rule

photosynthesis

cellular respiration

aerobic and anaerobic respiration

detritivores

GPP
(gross primary productivity)

NPP
(net primary productivity)

ecological efficiency

gene flow

genetic drift

bottleneck effect

founder effect

keystone species

fundamental niche

realized niche

niche generalist vs. specialist

mass extinction

ammonification