chapter 17: population ecology and growth Flashcards
1
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population dynamics
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how population size changes through time
2
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geometric growth
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population increases or decreases at the same rate for each unit of time
3
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exponential growth
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growth compounds continuously
4
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density dependence
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linear inverse relationship between population growth and density
5
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allee effect
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correlation between population size/density and mean fitness
6
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logistic growth
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population growth rate decreases as population approaches maximum
carrying capacity (K) due to limited resources
