ch 6 population biology key concepts

Recall ecological populations

Discuss population ecology: Distribution, Abundance, Density, Life table traits

Differentiate population from species

Differentiate habitat vs niche and realized vs fundamental niche

Interpret example with barnacles ( a reouccuring theme)

Differentiate distribution patterns and give examples when you see them: random, uniform, aggregated/clumped

Understand and explain the correlation between density and organism size

Analyze population dynamics and be able to use this equation: Nf = Nn + B - D + I - E

Interpret life tables and differentiate cohort vs static

Calculate and interpret parameters such as lx, lxlx, Ro, r, T

Interpret and differentiate tree types of survivorship curves and provide examples of each

Calculate pop size in t+n generations

Discuss the importance of life tables