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Populations have properties that cannot be applied to
individuals
Demographics deals with statistical properties and trends in
populations
Density
the number of organisms per unit area volume
Natality
The reproductive output of a population (birth rate)
Mortality
the death of organisms in a population
Immigration
the number of organisms moving into the area occupied by the population
Emigration
the number of organisms moving out of the area occupied by population
Density is a
pattern
Natality, Mortality, Immigration, and Emigration are all
processes
Cohort life table
an age-specific summary of mortality rates operating on a ———- (will give it away) of individuals
Examples of cohorts include
an entire population, just males, individuals born in the same year, etc.
Standardized symbols used in life tables (x)
age
Standardized symbols used in life tables (Nx)
Number alive at age x
Standardized symbols used in life tables (Lx)
Proportion of organisms surviving from start of life table to age of x
Standardized symbols used in life tables (Dx)
number of dying organisms during the age interval of x to x+1
Standardized symbols used in life tables (Qx)
Per capita rate of mortality during the age interval x to x+1
for per capita rates, it is better to plot population data on a
logarithmic scale
survivorship
percentage of original population that survives to a given age
Life table data is often plotted as survivorship curves
number of survivors from a focal cohort plotted against age
Type 1 curve (top on survivorship curves)
Relatively low mortality when young, high mortality in post reproductive years
Type 2 curve (middle of survivorship curves)
straight curve, individuals are likely to die at any age
Type 3 curve (lowest on survivorship curves)
produce vast number of offspring, few survive to reproduce, once established mortality is low
type ___ curves are rare
1
type ____ curves are fairly common
2
type ___ curves are the most common
3
a cohort life table is calculated on the basis of a cohort of organisms
followed throughout life
a static life table is calculated on the basis of a cross section of a
population at a specific time
cohort life tables are
most reliable life table
records kept throughout life on number of individuals who are born about the same time
difficult to collect data
there are serious practical problems to overcome for studies of most populations
it is difficult to collect data for cohort life tables because
you must mark all the individuals, and you must follow each individual through its life and record the time of its death
Static life tables
less reliable life table
ages at death of individuals are recorded
individuals are born at different times
much easier to carry out for many populations
age estimates are sometimes quite easily made for some types of organisms
Assumptions for static life table to correctly indicate cohort survival probabilities
constant age distribution
no year to year variation in total births
no year to year variation in age-specific survival
if a population is increasing the older age classes will be
under represented in a static life table
if a population is declining then older age classes will be
over represented in a static life table
static life tables are
imperfect
Ecologists typically collect 3 types of data to construct life tables
survivorship directly observed
age at death observed
age structure directly observed
survivorship directly observed
directly generates a cohort life table
age at death observed
can be used to generate a static life table
age structure directly observed
can be used to generate a static life table
Standardized symbols used in life tables (Bx)
expected number of offspring for each female in cohort
a net reproductive rate holds for organisms with
non-overlapping generations
Standardized symbols used in life tables (R0)
number of female offspring produced in generation t+1 divided by the number of female offspring produced in generation t
what does an R0 of 3 mean
a population can triple its size with each generation
what does an R0 of > 1 mean
a population is growing geometrically
what does an R0 of 1 mean
a population is neither increasing nor decreasing with each generation
what does an R0 of < 1 mean
a population is decreasing with each generation
we can use age distributions to predict whether populations will
increase, decrease, or stay constant
Intrinsic capacity for increase ( r )
this is one way to combine morality and reproduction for organisms with overlapping generations
r is also known as
biotic potential
intrinsic capacity for increase in numbers ( r ) was first derived by Lotika in
1925
r depends on fertility, longevity, and speed of development measured under
idealized conditions
R is most commonly measured as the difference between
natality rate and death rate under ideal conditions
geometric/exponential growth is a basic and extremely important concept in ecology it is commonly called
one of the fundamental “laws” of ecology
population growth cannot go on forever
there needs to be population regulation
if (___) is positive then there is exponential growth
r
when multiplication rate is independent of population size, population increase is given by
dN/dt = rN
when multiplication rate is dependent of population size,
as density rises the presence of more and more individuals will start to reduce longevity and fertility of other individuals due to shortages in resources, causing a reduction in growth rate
K =
carrying capacity of environment
when growth is reduced by increasing N, the result curve of N against time is
S-Shaped
dN/dt = rN((K-N)/K) what does (N) stand for
population size
dN/dt = rN((K-N)/K) what does (t) stand for
time
dN/dt = rN((K-N)/K) what does (r) stand for
intrinsic capacity for increase
dN/dt = rN((K-N)/K) what does (K) stand for
upper asymptote or maximum value of N (carrying capacity)
a logistic curve has two attractive attributes
it is simple and its symbols can be given biological meaning
carrying capacity
what is the maximum population size that can be supported by the resources available
the realized population per capita growth rate is defined as
dN/dtN
with exponential growth, r equals
dN/dtN
when growth is not exponential the intrinsic capacity for increase is not the same as the
realized per capita growth rate
r can be considered a constant for
a particular population and is always positive
dN/dtN can be negative when
a population is declining
dN/dtN becomes positive when
the population is growing
dN/dtN is what is measured in real populations and will only be the same as r during those times that
the focal populations is growing exponentially
growth is not continuous in
field populations
species with ______-lived individuals that have low reproductive rates are typically more stable than species with ______-lived individuals and high reproductive rates
long; short
small, short lived populations are generally more vulnerable to
environmental changes
densities of populations that depend on limited resources fluctuate in ___________ ________ more than those that use a greater variety of resources
population size
episodic reproduction generates
fluctuation
the total number of births and the growth rates of individuals tend to be highest when a population is
well below its carrying capacity
populations with high reproductive capacity can sustain
their growth despite a high rate of harvest
to reduce the size of populations of undesirable species
removal of resources is more effective than large-scale killing
by removing resources, species will have reduced
carrying capacities and therefore lower numbers
killing in large numbers of species would reduce them to a population size that grows
more rapidly to reach its carrying capacity
if a rare species is to be preserved, the most important step is
to provide it with a suitable habitat
the difference between the real world data and made up studies is
the consistency, real world studies will fluctuate and not be uniform in any way
varmints
anything considered a pest
Interactions can be defined based on
their effects or they can be defined based on their underlying mechanism
Direct interaction
individuals physically interact (negative for both)
indirect interaction
individuals affect each other negatively but not physically (ex. herbivores compete for resources but don’t physically fight)
competition
two species use the same limited resource to the detriment of both
predation
one animal species eats all or part of another animal species
herbivory
one animal species eats all or part of another plant species
parasitism
two species live in a close association in which the parasite depends metabolically on the host
Disease
an association between a pathogenic microorganism and a host species in which the host suffers physiologically
mutualism
two species live in close association with one another to the benefit of both
resource/scramble/exploitative competition (indirect competition)
when a number of organisms utilize common resources that are in short supply
interference/contest competition
when the organisms seeking a resource harm one another in the process, even if resource is in short supply
INTRAspecific competition
competition between members of the same species
INTERspecific competition
competition between members of different species
conversions allow
two competition factors to be compared using alpha and beta conversion factors
when dN/dt = zero
we have no population growth/population reached equilibrium
a line on a phase diagram represents
a set of paired values (also represents where there is no population growth)