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Ecology. Population Ecology. Clumped-individuals in patches uniform- result of antagonistic(hostile interactions) random- unpredictable spacing. Dispersion. TYPE I - shows low death rates during early and midlife; then the death rate decreases sharply for older groups. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Ecology
Population Ecology
Dispersion
• Clumped-individuals in patches
• uniform- result of antagonistic(hostile interactions)
• random- unpredictable spacing
Demography
TYPE I - shows low death rates during early and midlife; then the death rate decreases sharply for older groups.
TYPE II- shows a constant death rate over the organisms life span.
TYPE III- shows very high early death rates early, then a flat rate for the few surviving to older age groups
Population Growth
• Exponential population growth- growth under ideal conditions
• Logistic growth model- per capita rate of increase declines as a carrying capacity is reached
• Carrying capacity- maximum population size that a certain environment can support at a particular time with no degradation
Exponential equation- dN/dt=r(max)NLogistic equation- K: dN/dt= r(max)N (K-N)/K
Density Independent Factors
What is Density independent factors?
• things that are unaffected by population size
• Damages affect everyone in a population regardless of the size
Examples Of Density independent factors
• Weather• Natural disasters• Climate• Pollution • Seasonal cycle (ex.-
monsoons, el Niño, La Nina
Density-dependent factors
a death rate that rises as the population density rises and a birth rate that falls as the population density rises
Predation Competition Diseases
Community Ecology
Ecological Succession
Primary succession- plants and animals gradually invade a region that was virtually lifeless where soil has not yet formed
Secondary succession- occurs when an existing community has been cleared by a disturbance that leaves the soil intact.
Relationships
Parasitism- symbolic interaction in which the parasite derives its nourishment from its host. Parasites may have a significant effect on the survival, reproduction, and density of their host.
Mutualism- interspecific interaction in which both species benefit
Commensalism- a process in which one species benefits and the other species is neither harmed or benefited.
KEYSTONE SPECIES
• exert control on community structure by their important ecological niches.
• disappearance would start a domino effect
Restoration & Conservation Ecology
Flow of Energy
Primary Consumers - herbivores that eat the primary consumers
Secondary Consumers- carnivores that eat the herbivores
Tertiary Consumers- carnivores that eat the secondary consumers
Decomposers( Detritivores)- consumers that get their energy from nonliving organic material
traced through the trophic levels of a food chain and food web
Energy cannot be recycled
Primary Production
the amount of light energy converted to chemical energy by autotrophs
is known as the Gross Primary Production(GPP)
GPP is not the amount
of energy available to consumers
Energy
energy is lost at each level of transfer as heat
3 Types of Ecological Pyramids a biomass pyramid an energy pyramid a pyramid of
numbers
Nitrogen Cycle
moves nitrogen from the atmosphere through the living world
a common limiting factor for plant growth
most of earth's nitrogen is in the form of N2
is unusable by plants
Carbon Cycle
is a balance between the amount of CO2 removed from ecosystem by photosynthesis and cellular respiration
The burning of fossil fuels adds significant amounts of Co2 to the atmosphere
CO2 effects on global warming
Resources
• www.biologycorner.com • www.southtexascollege.edu • www.laney.edu • www.nanotechproject.org • www.clas.ufl.edu