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16 Cards in this Set
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Population dispersal (3) |
Random Clumping Even |
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Random |
Think dandelions |
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Even |
Some animals need to do this in order to share resources |
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Clumping |
Think elephants This offers protection |
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Four phases in population growth curve |
Lag Exponential growth Deceleration Stable |
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Lag |
Growth does not show much Right after population is established |
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Exponential growth |
Takes off like crazy |
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Deceleration |
Begins to slow down |
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Stable |
Becomes stable Based on environment |
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K strategists |
Think humans |
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R strategists |
Think bugs |
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Carrying capacity |
Maximum, sustainable population size. |
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Histograms |
Look at the physical change in populations just by its shapes Expansive Restrictive (U.S)
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Biotic potential |
The theoretical number of offspring that could be produced by a population |
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Limiting factors |
Environmental factors that limit population size |
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Environmental resistance |
All the limiting factors on a population |
