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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... effect ( i ) is greater than the probability of local extinction ( pe ) . If this condition is not met , the ... RESCUE EFFECT Our first two metapopulation models ( island - mainland and internal colo- nization ) both assumed that the ...
... effect ( i ) is greater than the probability of local extinction ( pe ) . If this condition is not met , the ... RESCUE EFFECT Our first two metapopulation models ( island - mainland and internal colo- nization ) both assumed that the ...
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... effects and , 180-181 MacArthur - Wilson model , 175-176 metapopulation model , 93–94 nonlinear , 182-183 rescue effect and , 184 Insects colonization experiment , 187-188 , 189 stage - structured population model , 77-78 , 79 ...
... effects and , 180-181 MacArthur - Wilson model , 175-176 metapopulation model , 93–94 nonlinear , 182-183 rescue effect and , 184 Insects colonization experiment , 187-188 , 189 stage - structured population model , 77-78 , 79 ...
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... rescue effect , 98-101 Population size ( N ) , 2-6 cycles in , see Cycles doubling time , 6 , 8 oscillations in , 35-37 projecting , 6–9 stable equilibrium ( N = K ) , 31 Postbreeding census , 66 Predation , defined , 127 Predator ...
... rescue effect , 98-101 Population size ( N ) , 2-6 cycles in , see Cycles doubling time , 6 , 8 oscillations in , 35-37 projecting , 6–9 stable equilibrium ( N = K ) , 31 Postbreeding census , 66 Predation , defined , 127 Predator ...
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