Species distribution
What Species distribution means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Where species are found within an ecosystem, which shifts when environmental changes force organisms to move to more suitable areas or die out locally.
Species may shift their distribution towards cooler areas or higher altitudes.
Topics that use Species distribution
- Global warming (AQA GCSE)
- Impact of environmental change (biology only) (HT only) (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Environmental change
- Geographic change
- Global warming
- Greenhouse effect
- Human interaction
- Methane
- Temperature and enzyme activity
- Water and gas availability
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