Lecture 13 Flashcards
1
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Mesopredator
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“mid-sized predator within an ecosystem that occupies an intermediate position in the food chain”
2
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Optimal foraging theory
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how organisms make decisions about their foraging behaviour; assumes limited time/energy to forage; think where, how long, and what?
3
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Top-down regulation
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consumers regulate the abundance of prey species
* In turn can influence the abundance of lower trophic levels and the structure of the community
4
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Bottom-up regulation
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the availability of resources influence the abundance of consumers
* Can in turn affect the structure and dynamics of the community
