PPT-Population Ecology: Population Dynamics

Image from Wikimedia Commons Global human population United Nations projections 2004 red orange green U S Census Bureau modern blue amp historical black . Chapter 4 Section 1. Levels of Ecological Organization. Ecologists study life at many levels.. Ecology is the study of how organisms interact with each other and their environments . . Individual Species/Organism. Chapter Overview Questions. What are the major characteristics of populations?. How do populations respond to changes in environmental conditions?. How do species differ in their reproductive patterns?. BIOL 3240 . Plant and Animal . Ecology – . . Population Dynamics. Africanized Honeybees. BIOL 3240 . Plant and Animal . Ecology – . . Population Dynamics. Collared Doves. BIOL 3240 . Plant and Animal . BIOL 7083. Community Ecology. Robert H. MacArthur:. Life, Work, and Legacy. Biographical Sketch. Robert H. MacArthur. April 2, 1930 – November 1, 1972. Personal Background. Born in Toronto, Ontario. Image from Wikimedia Commons. Global human population. United Nations . projections (2004) . (. red. , . orange. , . green. ). . U. S. Census Bureau modern (. blue. ) . & historical . (. black. ) . What is population?. Group of individuals of the same species that live in the same area. Does population change?. Sea otters, kelp, and sea urchins. Kelp forests offer a habitat for sea otters. Sea urchins feed on kelp. Jon . Kunkle. Vice President and . CFO. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan - Mid-Atlantic States. November 18, 2016. Speaker Biography. 1. 2. Today’s Discussion. ACA Impacts on Individual Health Insurance Market. Romain Richard. André . de . Roos. Development. Population / community processes. From individual development to population dynamics. Development is a major determinant of population dynamics. Life history. Population. ecology. Community. ecology. Ecosystem. ecology. Landscape. ecology. Global. ecology. Introduction to Ecology . Populations. Population ecology. Abundance. Dynamics . Density, dispersion, demographics, interrelationships with other populations. damp, dark. raining, dripping, steaming. monkey, jaguar, frog, anaconda. climbing, stalking, slinking. furry scaled. endangered.. What is ecology?. Is this . An interbreeding group of the . same species. living in the same general area. may be distinguished by natural or . . arbitrary boundaries. Population Density vs Dispersion. the number of individuals per unit area or volume. I. Biotic and . Abiotic. Factors. A. Biotic Factors-- all living things that inhabit an environment. 1. relationships with organisms of the same or different species. . B. . Abiotic. Factors: The nonliving environment. Introduction to linking demography, population growth and extinction due to climate warming. What is Population Ecology? . Goal is to understand . factors. and . processes. that govern . abundance. SW: discuss with their groups how estimating a population could be used in a real world situation.. Population Ecology. Measuring a population. Growth Curves. Biotic Potential vs. Environmental. Resistance.