Population Growth Flashcards

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Desert biome

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Occurs near 30 degrees north and south of the equator and in the interiors of continents; dry, extreme, low biodiversity

Climate:
-may be hot or cold
-temps. can be extreme and vary greatly from day to night and seasonally
-precipitation is low and highly variable, generally less than 30 cm per year

Biodiversity:
-plants and animals occur in low densities and must be adapted for desiccation tolerance and low nutrient availability; low primary productivity
-low but variable biodiversity

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Savanna biome

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Occurs in equatorial and subequatorial regions; dry, warm, moderate biodiversity

Climate:
-precipitation is seasonal w/ a prolonged dry season
-temps. are warm and more seasonally variable than in tropical forests

Biodiversity:
-plants (grasses, forbs, trees) are fire-adapted and tolerant of seasonal drought; moderate primary productivity
-moderate biodiversity
-spread of trees constrained by periodic fires (disturbance)

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Temperate grassland biome

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Most extensive in central North America (prairie) and Asia (steppes); dry, seasonal, moderate biodiversity

Climate:
-precipitation is low and seasonal, occurring mainly in summer
-winters are cold, summers are hot

Biodiversity:
-dominant plants are herbaceous (grasses and forbs); moderate primary productivity
-moderate biodiversity
-dominant plants are adapted to droughts and fire (disturbance)

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Northern Coniferous Forest biome

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Spans northern North America and Eurasia and is the largest terrestrial biome on Earth; mixed rain, cool, low biodiversity

Climate:
-precipitation varies; some have periodic droughts and others, especially near coasts, are wet
-winters are cold, summers may be hot

Biodiversity:
-dominated by conifers such as pine, spruce, fir, and hemlock; low primary productivity
-low biodiversity
-some species depend on periodic fires to regenerate (disturbance)

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Unregulated growth

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biotic and abiotic factors affect population demographics; geometric and exponential models describe population growth in an idealized, unlimited environment

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Regulated growth

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logistic population growth models incorporate carrying capacity (K), such that population growth approaches zero as the population size nears K; density dependent factors regulate population growth; life history traits fall into two general reproductive strategies

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Demography

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study of population vital statistic and how they vary w/ age

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Life table

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age-specific summary of the vital statistics of a population

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Cohort

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a group of individuals in a population born about the same time

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Survivorship (lx)

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proportion of individuals born that survive from one age group to the next (like a percentage or decimal)

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Type 1 survivorship curve

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low death rates during early and middle life and a sharp increase in death rates later in life; found in large mammals (for example, humans and elephants) that produce few offspring but provide them w/ good care

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Type 2 survivorship curve

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constant death rate over the life span; found in some rodents, invertebrates, lizards, and annual plants

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Type 3 survivorship curve

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high death rates for the young; death rate steeply declines for survivors of early period die-off; found in organisms that produce very large numbers of offspring but provide little or no care (for example, long-lived plants, many fishes, and most marine invertebrates)

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Reproductive table

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age-specific summary of the reproductive rates in a population; w/ separate sexes only females are recorded

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Geometric growth

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unregulated population growth in discrete time intervals; Ex: Giardia intestinalis growth by binary fission every 12 hrs

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Exponential growth

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unregulated population growth in continuous time intervals; Ex: humans

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Change in population size

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Births + immigration - death - emigration

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Population growth rate

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N/t = B - D

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net reproductive rate (R)

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the difference between # of births and # of deaths that occur in the time interval

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Per capita (per individual) change in population size (r x delta t)

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average contribution each individual makes to the population size during the time interval

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What is the per capita change in population size for a population of 1,000 individuals that increases by 16 individuals per year?

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16/1000 = 0.016

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R = r x delta t x N

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used to calculate how many individuals will be added to a population each year

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R = r x delta t x N. If the per capita change in population size is 1.5 and the population is currently 100 individuals, how many individuals will be added to the population in the next generation?

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1.5 x 100 = 150

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dN/dt = rN

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rate of change at each instant in time; dN/dt represents very small changes in population size over short time intervals: exponential population growth where r is the intrinsic rate of increase, the per capita rate at which an exponentially growing population increases in size at each instant in time

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Why does unregulated population growth happen?
When a population is introduced to a new environment, when a population is rebounding after a drastic reduction by a catastrophic event or experiencing an influx of new nutrients; Ex: elephant population in Kruger National Park, South Africa, grew exponentially after hunting was banned
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Why can't populations grow geometrically or exponentially for long?
Increasing population size results in: -shortages in food and other limiting resources -greater intraspecific aggression -increased attention from predators -greater risk of disease outbreaks
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When the per capita rate of increase is positive and constant, the number of individuals added to the population ___ through time
increases