BIO220 Lecture 16 Flashcards

Ecology & evolution of harvested populations

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General harvesting stragety

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harvest out the recruitment and leave the stock alone

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recruitment

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new additions to the population

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stock

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current population

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4
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logistic equation of population growth

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dN/dt = rN[(K-N)/K]
= Change in abundance / change in time
= rate of population growth

r = intrinsic rate of population growth of the species
K = carrying capacity
N = number of individuals in population
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What is the logistic equation of population growth saying?

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As number of individuals in population nears the carrying capacity of that population (N = K), rate of population growth is slow (logistic growth)

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What happens when N -> 0 (logistic population growth equation)

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dN/dt = rN

= exponential growth

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7
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____ growth rate can limit population size

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density-dependent

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example of density-dependent population

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Tern (type of seagull) on islands is limited by nesting space

  • Bird island
  • Ram island
  • Penikese island
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9
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logistic curves can be used to predict…

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harvesting & its consequences

- what would give us the best yield without harvesting the stock?

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Ideal harvesting strategy would be to harvest ____ individuals per year. This ensures ____

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K/2;

Max growth rate

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calculation: overall rate of population increase

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per capita rate of increase x population size = overall rate of population increase

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How do we know that we should harvest K/2 individuals per year?

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inflection point on “overall rate of population increase”

= max rate of population increase is at K/2

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13
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Recruitment axis = ___ axis

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harvest amount

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14
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A “best case scenario” for harvesting does not account for…

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  • random chance
  • weather
  • seasonal year-to-year fluctuations
  • predation
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15
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MEY

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max economic yield

= max profit (benefit - cost)

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16
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MEY is good for business // species populations?

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business & fishermen

17
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MSY

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max sustained yield
= point of max population growth
= K/2

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MSY is good for business // species populations?

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species population

19
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The fisheries tend to fish to the ___ point. Why?

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break even point

  • incentive to catch more fish until benefit doesn’t > cost
  • fish as long as there is positive profit
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Cons of the break even point

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  • not max profit
  • populations have low growth rates
  • high effort
  • more harvest short-term, but screwed long-term
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why do fisheries harvest to the break even point, not MSY or MEY?

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constant financial pressure to harvest more

22
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Effect of new technologies on fishing curve

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  • decrease slope of cost curve

- no effect on population dynamics curve

23
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what can be found on the fishing curve?

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  1. population dynamics (“n” parabola)

2. cost of harvesting (“/” slope)

24
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3 methods to improve the overfishing situtation

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  1. fixed quota (set at MSY)
  2. fixed effort (time, size of net…)
  3. fixed escapement (allow some fish to escape fishery before fishing begins)
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Problems with fixed quota harvesting strategy
In a bad year, population won't grow as fast. Next year, stock will be harvested. Eventually deplete population. - Do not account for the random factors influencing population growth
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requirements for using fixed effort harvesting strategy
define "effort" strictly
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Problem with fixed effort harvesting strategy
- political pressure to change "effort" leads to rachet effect - Good years: increased pressure to harvest more - Bad years: political & economic pressure will always increase harvest, never decrease
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Rachet effect
Political pressure to harvest more when there is a good year, but no pressure to harvest less when there are bad/normal years in the future
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What is the ideal harvesting curve?
Set so that break-even point (B=C) is @ MSY | - fisheries will harvest to MSY
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What does the fishing curve look like when there is over-harvesting?
When cost curve is very steep
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What does the fishing curve look like when there is under-harvesting?
Cost curve is very flat
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What further complicates fixed effort harvesting strategy?
multiple fish caught in the same net - different fishing curves for different fish, so cost curve of 1 fish can't be applied to the other without some kind of consequence
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What is the best solution to overfishing (currently)?
Fixed escapement
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fixed escapement works best with...
salmon & migratory fisheries
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Benefit of fixed escapement
ensures that a fraction of the population escapes into the wild to spawn every generation
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Cons of fixed escapement
- expensive & complicated | - not useful for non-migratory fish