A Primer of EcologyWith the aim of teaching students the essential models in population and community ecology, this book explains in detail the basic concepts of exponential and logistic population growth, age-structured demography, metapopulation dynamics, competition, predation and island biogeography. |
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... habitats . In the Negev Desert , there are two habitat types that the gerbils use . “ Semistabilized dunes " contain little perennial vegetation , many open patches of sand , and unstabilized sand dunes . " Stabilized sand " habitats ...
... habitats . In the Negev Desert , there are two habitat types that the gerbils use . “ Semistabilized dunes " contain little perennial vegetation , many open patches of sand , and unstabilized sand dunes . " Stabilized sand " habitats ...
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... habitat selection . The thin lines divide the state space into regions based on habitat use . Region 1 : Both species use the preferred habitat , semistabilized dune . Region 2 : G. allenbyi is forced to use the less preferred habitat ...
... habitat selection . The thin lines divide the state space into regions based on habitat use . Region 1 : Both species use the preferred habitat , semistabilized dune . Region 2 : G. allenbyi is forced to use the less preferred habitat ...
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... habitat islands . Because at national park or a nature reserve effectively is an island in a sea of disturbed habitat , studies of the species - area relationship may be relevant to the preser- vation of species in a fragmented ...
... habitat islands . Because at national park or a nature reserve effectively is an island in a sea of disturbed habitat , studies of the species - area relationship may be relevant to the preser- vation of species in a fragmented ...
Contents
Logistic Population Growth Expens | 27 |
AgeStructured Population Growth | 55 |
MODEL PRESENTATION AND PREDICTIONS | 90 |
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abundance age class age structure Allee effect allenbyi assumptions axis birth and death birth rate calculate carrying capacity Chapter coexistence colonization competition competitors constant death rate decrease density-dependent depends E. O. Wilson ecology Euler equation example exponential growth Expression extinction rate Figure fluctuations functional response habitat immigration rate interspecific competition isocline of species iteroparous K-selection K₁ K₂ large islands Leslie matrix logarithmic logistic growth logistic model Lotka-Volterra equations Lotka-Volterra model MacArthur-Wilson model mathematical maximum metapopulation metapopulation models N₁ N₂ number of individuals Number of predators number of species Number of victims offspring parasite passive sampling model patches persist population cycles population growth rate population sizes predator and victim predator isocline predator population primer rate of increase red grouse represents reproductive value rescue effect schedule source pool species richness species-area relationship survivorship survivorship curve tion turnover ulation victim density victim isocline victim population zero