Population Ecology Lecture Notes Recap Flashcards
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Biodiversity
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the sum total of all ecosystems, species and genes. Each layer being supported by those underneath
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Ecology
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The study of how all the organisms interact to one another and their environment
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Abiotic factors
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non-living components
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Biotic factors
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living things within an ecosystem
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Population
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all the individuals of a species that live and breed in a particular place
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Population size
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The total number of organisms in a population (determined by births, deaths, immigration and emigration)
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Population range
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the area over which the species is spread/found
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Population density
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the number of individuals divided by their total range
9
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What are the three types of distribution
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clumped, random and uniform
