History of Ecology Flashcards

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Graunt

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father of demography, changes in human population

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leeuwenhoek

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microscope, pop growth of mice

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3
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malthus

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human pops can’t increase exponentially, revolution

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4
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buffon

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prey pops regulated by predators

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5
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quetelet

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statistician, unrestricted growth dampened by natural processes

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verhulst

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logistic growth equation for quetelet’s theory

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7
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farr’s rule

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as density increases so does mortality

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aristotle

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historia animalium: description of natural patterns, explained by natural processes

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9
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herodotus and plato

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providential ecology: balance in nature (wrong about extinction)

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10
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edward forbes and h.c. cowles

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community regulation and succession (composition changing over time)

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ronald ross

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systems analysis, mathematical model of the spread of infectious disease (malaria)

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rachel carson

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silent spring (DDT), until 1960 ecology not considered important by gen pop

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