Chapter 53 Population Ecology Flashcards
1
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population
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a group of individuals of the same species that live in the same area and interbreed, producing fertile offspring
2
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Mortality
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death
3
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life table
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an age specific summary of the survival pattern of a population
4
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cohort
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a group of individuals of the same age in a populatioin
5
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survivorship
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the number of individuals in a population that survive per unit of time
6
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per capita rate of increase
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r = b - m
7
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carrying capacity
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the maximum population size that can be supported by the available resources, symbolized as K
8
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fecundity
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reproduction rate or birth rate of a species
9
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MSY (MAX SUSTAINABLE YIELD)
A
largest stock of an organism
10
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Age Structure
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the relative number of individuals of each age in a population
