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Population Ecology Flashcards

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population

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a group of organisms of a specific species that live in the same area and are able to breed freely with each other

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ecology

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the study of an ecosystem where organisms interact with each other and their environment

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population ecology

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looking at a population and the factors that affect its size

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species

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a group of organisms that are similar and are able to reproduce under natural conditions to produce fertile offspring

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population parameters

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natality, mortality, emigration and immigration

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increasing population

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natality and immigration

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decreasing population

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mortality and emigration

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migration

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the temporary, seasonal movements following the food and water resources

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closed population

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no immigration or emigration, only mortality and natality will affect population size

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fecundity

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number of births per thousand per year

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direct methods for determining population size

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census - counting every individual but the must be large and within a reasonable area

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indirect methods for determining population size

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mark-recapture or quadrant method

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precautions for determining population size

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no hurting of animals, must not affect movement or behaviour, mark cant make the animal more visible to its preditor

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carrying capacity

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the maximum number of one species that the environment can sustain

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types of population growth

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exponential and logistical

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stable population

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fluctuates around the carrying capacity

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unstable population

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the population exceeds the carrying capacity which makes the habitat deteriorate rapidly

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factors that affect population size

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density-dependent or density-independent factors

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density-dependent factors

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limit population growth as a result of the population density. eg. competition for food, disease or parasites

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density-independent factors

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changes in rainfall, temperature, humidity or catastrophic events

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predation

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the biological interaction where one species, the predator, kills and eats another species, the prey

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how do predators help create and maintain greater diversity within an ecosystem?

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by regulating the abundance and distribution of the prey species and keeping the prey population genetically fit

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aphid-ladybird

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female ladybirds lay eggs amongst aphid colonies. the adults then feed on the aphids

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lion-zebra

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depend on each other for survival. adaptation is the speed of movement

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shark-fish

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shark keep fish populations healthy

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keystone species

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a species that has. disproportionally large effect on its environment relative to its abundance

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competition

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when two or more individuals compete for the same resources that are in short supply

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two types of competition

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intraspecific and interspecific

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intraspecific competiton

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between individuals of the same species competing for resources or mates. is the most intense form of competition

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interspecific competition

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between individuals of different species where the conditions necessary to survive and reproduce are similar

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two types of interspecific competition

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competitive exclusion or competitive coexistence

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competitive exclusion

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when one of the two competing species is more successful. can result in extinction and out competition

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competitive coexistence

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when two species coexist because they use the resources differently which is resource partitioning

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resource partitioning

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a process where species with similar requirements living in the same habitat have traits that allow them to use their resources differently.

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how are resources partitioned

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different time, different parts of habitat, different parts of the same plant

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giraffe and kudu

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giraffe eat top, kudu eat tree shoots

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shorebirds

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pickers and probers - probe underground, feed off the shoreline, prey on creatures living in deeper water

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Lions and leopards

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hunt at different times hunt different prey, hunt in different areas of the same habitat

39
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how humans intervene to control community structure

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by culling which is the reduction of a wild animal population by selective slaughter

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