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what does population ecology explore

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abundance, dispersion, and age structure of populations

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population

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group of individuals of a single species living in the same general area

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what are populations described by

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their boundaries and size

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population size

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number of individuals

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density

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number of individuals per unit area or volume

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dispersion

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pattern of spacing among individuals within the boundaries of the population

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how are population sizes estimated?

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  • extrapolation from small samples
  • index of population size (number of nests)
  • mark-recapture method
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what are sampling techniques used for

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estimating densities and total population sizes

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mark-recapture method

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  • scientists capture, tag, and release a random sample of ind. in pop
  • marked ind. given time to mix back into pop
  • scientists capture a second sample of ind. and note how many are marked
  • N = sn/x
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immigration

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influx of new ind. from other areas

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emigration

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movement of ind. out of a population

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what increases the size of a population

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births and immigration

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what decreases the size of a population

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deaths and emigration

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what influencers the spacing of ind. in a population

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environmental and social factors

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most common pattern of dispersion

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clumped

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clumped dispersion

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ind. aggregate in patches
- influenced by resource availability
- mating behavior and group defense against predators

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patterns of dispersion

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  • clumped
  • uniform
  • random
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uniform dispersion

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ind. evenly distributed
- influenced by social interactions (territoriality)

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territoriality

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defense of a bounded space against other ind.

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random dispersion

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position of each. ind. is independent of others
- occurs in absence of strong interactions or repulsions among individuals

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demography

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study of vital statistics of a population and how they change over time

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life table

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age-specific summary of the survival and reproductive rates within a population

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how are life tables often made

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by following the fate of a cohort

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cohort

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group of ind. of same age

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why are males often ignored when studying sexually reproducing species
only females produce offspring
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survivorship curve
graphic way of representing the data in a life table
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types of survivorship curves
type 1, type 2, type 3
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type 1 survivorship curve
low death rates during early/middle life, increase in death rates among older age groups
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type 2 survivorship curve
constant death rate over organism's life span
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type 3 survivorship curve
high death rates for the young and a lower death ate for survivors
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where do ecologists often study population growth
ideal, unlimited conditions
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what do idealized situations help us understand
capacity of species to increase and the conditions that may facilitate this growth
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if immigration/emigration are ignored, the change in population equals what?
births - deaths
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how can populations growth be expressed mathematically
delta N / delta t = B - D
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delta N
change in population size
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delta t
time interval
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B - D =
R - difference between number of births/deaths in time interval
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exponential population growth
population increase under idealized conditions
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shape of exponential population growth
J-shaped curve
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carrying capacity (K)
maximum population size the environment can support - varies with abundance of limiting resources
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logistic population growth model
per capita rate of population growth approaches 0 as the population size nears carrying capacity
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curve of laboratory populations of paramecium
fits S-shaped curve - organisms grown in constant environment lacking predators and competitors
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what is the logistic model useful for
- thinking about how populations grow - predict rates of population recovery - estimate sustainable harvest rates - estimate size which populations may become extinct
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3 key components of an organism's life history
1. age at first reproduction (maturity) 2. how often organism reproduces 3. how many offspring are produced per reproductive episode (clutch size)
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semelparity
big-bang reproduction, reproduce once and die
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iteroparity
repeated reproduction, produce offspring repeatedly
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what can having finite resources lead to?
trade-offs
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ex. of trade-offs
- large number of small seeds to ensure some grow/reproduce - moderate number of large seeds that provide large store of energy to help seedlings establish
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r - unstable environment, density independent ex.
- small size of organism - energy used to make each ind. is low - many offspring produced - early maturity - short life expectancy - each ind. reproduces only once - type III survivorship
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K - stable environment, density dependent ex.
- large size of organism - energy used to make each ind. is high - few offspring produced - late maturity - long life expectancy - ind. can reproduce more than once - type I or II survivorship
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2 important questions about regulation of population growth
1. what environmental factors stop a population from growing indefinitely? 2. why are some populations fairly stable in size, while others not?
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density-independent populations
birth and death rate don't change with population density
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density-dependent population
birth rates fall and death increase with rising population density
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what are density-dependent birth and death rates an example of
negative feedback ack that regulates population growth
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what are density-dependent birth and death rates affected by
- competition for resources - disease - predation - territoriality - toxic wastes - intrinsic factors
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in crowded populations, what does increasing population density intensify
competition for resources, results in a lower birth rate
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pathogen spread in dense populations
pathogens spread more rapidly
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what happens to predator prey interactions with a dense population
as prey population builds up, predators, may feed preferentially on that species
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territoriality and population density
individuals compete for limited space
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what are intrinsic factors that regulate population size
physical factors
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what can accumulation of toxic wastes contribute to
density-dependent regulation of population size
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what do lynx populations follow
10-year boom and bust cycle of hare populations
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hypothesis of hare's population following cycle of winter food supply
- if correct: cycles should stop if food supply increased - additional food provided experimentally, whole pop increased in size but continued to cycle
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hypothesis of hare's population cycle driven by pressure from other predators
- 95% of hares killed by predators - data supports hypothesis
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what can increase when a population becomes crowded and resource competition increases?
emigration often increases
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metapopulations
groups of populations linked by immigration and emigration
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what do local populations in a metapopulation occupy
suitable habitat surrounded by unsuitable habitat
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growth of human population
increased relatively slowly until 1650, then began to grow exponentially, but began to slow during 1960s
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current global human population
more than 7.2 billion people
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age structure
relative number of individuals of each age in a population - affects population growth
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age-structure diagrams (pyramids)
help predict population's growth trends and illuminate social conditions to help us plan for the future
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what global population of humans do ecologists predict for 2050
8.1-10.6 billion
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what is the carrying capacity of earth
it is uncertain - but there are estimates on logistic growth models, area of habitable land, and food availability
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what can our carrying capacity be limited by
- food - sapce - nonrenewable resources - buildup of wastes
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