ecology lecture 4

Question 1

population dynamics driven by…

Answer 1

resources, natality, mortality, immigration, and emigration

Question 2

population dynamics

Answer 2

the change in population density through time and space

Question 3

density

Answer 3

the number of individuals per unit area or volume, measured by total counts or sub-sampling

Question 4

sub-sampling methods

Answer 4

quadrant, mark and recapture (measure pop density)

Question 5

indirect indicators

Answer 5

number nests, fecal droppings, tracks

Question 6

patterns of dispersion

Answer 6

clumped (most common, resources/social behavior), uniform, random (rare, chance dispersal/resources not limiting)
change w spatial scale