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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... species - area relationship : large islands support more species than small islands . The pattern holds for most ... number of species in the community ( species richness ) . Figure 7.1a shows a typical species - area relationship for ...
... species - area relationship : large islands support more species than small islands . The pattern holds for most ... number of species in the community ( species richness ) . Figure 7.1a shows a typical species - area relationship for ...
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... species present on the island , the greater the rate at which species disappear . This relationship occurs because ... number of species on an island reaches an equilibrium when ( dS / dt ) equals zero . Setting Expression 7.3 equal to ...
... species present on the island , the greater the rate at which species disappear . This relationship occurs because ... number of species on an island reaches an equilibrium when ( dS / dt ) equals zero . Setting Expression 7.3 equal to ...
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Nicholas J. Gotelli. The equilibrium number of species , Ŝ , is thus : IP I + E Equation 7.4 The equilibrium depends on the size of the source pool ( P ) and the maximum ... Number of species on island 178 CHAPTER 7 : ISLAND BIOGEOGRAPHY.
Nicholas J. Gotelli. The equilibrium number of species , Ŝ , is thus : IP I + E Equation 7.4 The equilibrium depends on the size of the source pool ( P ) and the maximum ... Number of species on island 178 CHAPTER 7 : ISLAND BIOGEOGRAPHY.
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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