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1 Population Ecology

2 Population Dynamics Population:
All the individuals of a species that live together in an area Demography: The statistical study of populations, allows predictions to be made about how a population will change Although several species may share a habitat they each have their own niche. A niche is a very narrow range where a species fits within a habitat.

3 Population Dynamics Three Key Features of Populations Size Density
Dispersion Although several species may share a habitat they each have their own niche. A niche is a very narrow range where a species fits within a habitat.

4 Three Key Features of Populations
Size: number of individuals in an area Although several species may share a habitat they each have their own niche. A niche is a very narrow range where a species fits within a habitat.

5 Three Key Features of Populations
Growth Rate: Birth Rate (natality) - Death Rate (mortality) How many individuals are born vs. how many die Birth rate (b) − death rate (d) = rate of natural increase (r) Although several species may share a habitat they each have their own niche. A niche is a very narrow range where a species fits within a habitat.

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7 Three Key Features of Populations
Density: measurement of population per unit area or unit volume Pop. Density = # of individuals ÷ unit of space Although several species may share a habitat they each have their own niche. A niche is a very narrow range where a species fits within a habitat.

8 How Do You Affect Density?
Immigration: movement of individuals into a population Emigration: movement of individuals out of a population Density-dependent factors: Biotic factors in the environment that have an increasing effect as population size increases (disease, competition, parasites) Density-independent factors: Abiotic factors in the environment that affect populations regardless of their density (temperature, weather)

9 Factors That Affect Future Population Growth
Immigration + + - Population Mortality Natality - Emigration

10 Population Dispersion

11 Three Key Features of Populations
Dispersion: describes the spacing of organisms relative to each other Clumped Uniform Random Although several species may share a habitat they each have their own niche. A niche is a very narrow range where a species fits within a habitat.

12 How Are Populations Measured?
Population density = number of individuals in a given area or volume Count all the individuals in a population Estimate by sampling Mark-Recapture Method

13 How Do Populations Grow?
Idealized models describe two kinds of population growth: Exponential Growth 2. Logistic Growth

14 Carrying Capacity Carrying Capacity (k):
The maximum population size that can be supported by the available resources There can only be as many organisms as the environmental resources can support Although several species may share a habitat they each have their own niche. A niche is a very narrow range where a species fits within a habitat.

15 Exponential Growth Curve
Figure 35.3A

16 Logistic Growth Curve

17 Factors Limiting Growth Rate
Declining birth rate or increasing death rate are caused by several factors including: Limited food supply The buildup of toxic wastes Increased disease Predation

18 “Booms” and “Busts”

19 Reproductive Strategies
R Strategists Short life span Small body size Reproduce quickly Have many young Little parental care Ex: cockroaches, weeds, bacteria

20 Reproductive Strategies
K Strategists Long life span Large body size Reproduce slowly Have few young Provides parental care Ex: humans, elephants

21 Age Distribution Distribution of males and females in each age group of a population Used to predict future population growth

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23 Human Population Growth
J curve growth Grows at a rate of about 80 million yearly r =1.3% Why doesn’t environmental resistance take effect? Altering their environment Technological advances The cultural revolution The agricultural revolution The industrial-medical revolution

24 The Human Population Doubled three times in the last three centuries
About 6.1 billion and may reach 9.3 billion by the year 2050 Improved health and technology have lowered death rates

25 History of the Human Population

26 Rule of 70 The Rule of 70 70 / % growth = doubling time
70 / doubling time = % growth So if a town is growing at a rate of 2% annually it will double in size within 35 years! *Contingent on no limiting factors*


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