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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... models for single species , and Chapters 5-7 cover models for two or more species . In Chapter 1 , the model of ... metapopulation models . These models relax the unrealistic assumption of no migration of individuals and represent the ...
... models for single species , and Chapters 5-7 cover models for two or more species . In Chapter 1 , the model of ... metapopulation models . These models relax the unrealistic assumption of no migration of individuals and represent the ...
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... model of metapopulation dynamics that will serve as a template for developing alternative models . By changing some of our assumptions about colonization and extinction processes , we can generate new metapopulation models that make ...
... model of metapopulation dynamics that will serve as a template for developing alternative models . By changing some of our assumptions about colonization and extinction processes , we can generate new metapopulation models that make ...
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... metapopulation models predict N directly , rather than just the presence or absence of populations . Metapopulation models have also been extended to two - species models of competitors or predator and prey . In some cases , species may ...
... metapopulation models predict N directly , rather than just the presence or absence of populations . Metapopulation models have also been extended to two - species models of competitors or predator and prey . In some cases , species may ...
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