Module 3.4 — Matrix Models & Age-Structured Growth (written)

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Why are matrix models useful for human populations?
Humans have age-specific survival and reproduction rates. Matrix models account for these differences among age groups.
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How does age structure help predict future population growth?
Populations with many young individuals tend to grow, populations with balanced age classes tend to remain stable, and populations with few young individuals tend to decline.
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What information is included in a matrix model?
Age-specific survival rates, fecundity rates, and the number of individuals in each age class.
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When does net reproductive rate reflect geometric growth?
When generations do not overlap and reproduction occurs in discrete time intervals.