Chapter 9: Population Distribution and Abundance Flashcards
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Population
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A group of individuals of the same species that live and interact with one another in a particular area
2
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Measure of Population
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- Area-based counts
- Distance methods
- Mark-recapture methods
3
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Metapopulations
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Consists of subpopulations, each one of which has a realistic chance of disappearing through local extinction and of appearing again through recolonization
4
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Dispersal
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Recolonization by germination
