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53: Population Ecology Flashcards

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1
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what affects the size of a population and how it changes over time

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adding or removing individuals

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what can be used to describe population

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its boundaries and size

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what is a boundary

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it can be natural like an island or lake

or arbitrarily defined by an investigator

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what is population ecology

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explores how biotic and abiotic factors affect population, density, dispersion and demographics

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what is density

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the number of individuals per unit area or volume

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what is dispersion

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pattern of spacing among indiviudals within the boundaries of the population

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what is demography

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study of birth/death/migration rates

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what can be used to find density

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sampling techniques like the mark-recapture method

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how do they use the mark-recapture method

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scientists capture and tag random sample of individuals in a population and they are given back to the population then they capture a second sample and note how many they mark

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what is the formula to solve for population size

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x/n= s/N or N=sn/x

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what is density the result of

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processes that add individuals and remove individuals

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what is immigration

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influx of new individuals and births to increase population size

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what is emigration

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movement of indivduals out of a population, and deaths to decrease population size

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what is the pattern of dispersion determined by

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spacing among individuals within the boundaries

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what factors affect the spacing of individuals in a population

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environmental and social factors

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what is the most common pattern of dispersion

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clumped

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what is a clumped pattern

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  • individuals aggregate in patches

- aggregate in high resource availability or favorable physical conditions

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what else can influence the clumped pattern

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mating behavior and group predation or defense

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what is uniform dispersion

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individuals spread out evenly

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in uniform dispersion what do plants do

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secrete chemicals that inhibit germination and growth of competing individuals

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what is uniform dispersion influenced by

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social interactions like territory and the defense of a bounded space against other individuals

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what is random dispersion

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the position of each individuals is independent of other individuals

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when does random dispersion occur

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occurs in the absence of strong attractions or repulsions among individuals

24
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what is demography

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study of the vital statistics of population

25
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what is a life table

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age-specific summary of the survival and reproductive rates

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what is the fate of a cohort on the life tables

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a group of individuals of the same age

27
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what group is ignored in a life table

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males because only females produce offspring

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what does a life table show

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proportions of females alive at each age and the number of female offspring produced per female

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what is survivorship curve

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graphic way of representing the data in a life table

30
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what are the general types of survivorship curves

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type 1
type 2
type 3

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type 1 curve

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low death rates in early and middle

increase in death rates among older age groups

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type 2 curve

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constant death rate over organisms life span

33
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type 3 curve

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high death reates for the young and lower death rate for survivors

34
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what can be used to estimate the number of breeding females

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direct counts, mark-recapture, molecular tools

35
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what is an exponential model

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describes population growth in an idealized unlimited environment

36
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population growth for an exponential model

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dN/dt = rN
r = per capita change
dN/dt = very small changes in population size over short
37
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what are some characteristcs of a J-shaped curve

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rate of increase is constant
large populations grow faster than small populations
- larger r grows faster
-smaller r = grows slower

38
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what does the logistics model describe

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describes how a population grows more slowly as it nears its carrying capacity

39
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wha is carrying capacity

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the max pop size that an enviornment can sustain

40
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what are some characteristics of the logistics population growth model

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  • starts with exponential growth model
  • adds (K) carrying capacity
  • k reduces per capita
  • new individuals are added to the population most rapidly at intermediate population sizes
  • population growth decrease as N approaches K
41
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what is the logistics pop formula

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dn/dt = rn(K-N)/k

42
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what shape does a logistics growth model represent

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sigmoid(s shape)

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43
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what is the logistics model used for

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predicting the rate of recovery for small populations

  • estimating the sustainable harvest rates for wildlife
  • estimating the critical size
44
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what is the life history?

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traits that affect the schedule of reproduction and survival

45
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what does life history reflect

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the development, physiology and behavior of an organism

46
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what does life-history entail

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the age, how often they reproduce, how many offspring are produced

47
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what is semelparity

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reproduce once or big band reproduction then die

48
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what is iteroparity

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repeated reproductive events

49
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what influences trade-offs

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selective pressures influence the number and size of offspring

50
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what do species do when they have young who don’t have a long life span

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produce many small offspring

51
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plants produce a large number of small seeds

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ensure that at least some of them will grow and eventually reproduce

52
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why do parents produce few offspring

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invest more energy in each offspring to increase the probability of survival for each

53
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what is density-dependent birth and death rates

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example of negative feedback that regulates population growth

54
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what affects density-dependent birth and death rates

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competition for resources, disease, predation, territoriality, toxic wastes, and intrinsic factors

55
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what is the intrinsic factor

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the genetic, physiological, and pathological characteristics of an individual

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