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In my blog posts I often used the word dispersal. I used it as a broad term to describe where organisms are found in a pond. The focus on my project was on habitat. The underlying factors for habitat could include food, protection from predators, competition, and reproduction among others. Some abiotic factors may also come into play such as light, temperature, and water depth. I think one ecological process it touches upon is patches on a small scale. The pond consists of different habitat patches of various sizes and composition that influence how aquatic insects are dispersed around the pond. Edges of the habitats also come into play and influence the movement of the insects around the pond. In terms of my own research project gradient could also come into play as my transect line ran along changes in plant density.
Three basic words to describe my research project are pond, aquatic insects, dispersal.
