PPT-Population Ecology & Demography; Leslie Matrices and Population Projection Methods

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. Highlights Albertas population continues to grow Albertas population is expected to expand by almost 22 million people by the end of the projection period to over 62 million in 2041 from just over 40 million in 2013 according to the medium scenario Image from Wikimedia Commons. Global human population. United Nations . projections (2004) . (. red. , . orange. , . green. ). . U. S. Census Bureau modern (. blue. ) . & historical . (. black. ) . *Population Division, United Nations Secretariat 42 (TABLE 2 HERE) (FIGURE I HERE) The oldest old, persons aged 80 years or older, currently number 70 million, the majority of whom live in more develo Introduction to Demography. LONG YAV . . Master of Population Studies (Demography). Introduction and Concepts. Demography is derived from the Greek word “Demo” meaning human being or human population. . 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. Eigenvalues. (9.1) Leslie Matrix Models. (9.2) Long Term Growth Rate (. Eigenvalues. ). (9.3) Long Term Population Structure (Corresponding Eigenvectors). Introduction. In the models presented and discussed in Chapters 6, 7, and 8, nothing is created or destroyed:. by Demography?. 1979 as a Turning Point in the Disintegration of the Soviet Union. Professor . Monica Duffy Toft. First . International Conference on Political Demography and Social Macro-Dynamics. Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Moscow. Image from Wikimedia Commons. Global human population. United Nations . projections (2004) . (. red. , . orange. , . green. ). . U. S. Census Bureau modern (. blue. ) . & historical . (. black. ) . How does demography relate to other disciplines?. How can demography and sociology complement each other?. SO 326: . POPULATION AND SOCIAL CHANGE. INTRODUCTORY . LECTURE. . Death. Birth. In-migration. Individuals in a pop. a. re . not . created equal.. Age classes. Stage classes. <1.5. (calves). Fawns. 1.5. Button. bucks. 2.5. Spikes. 3.5. Branch-antlered. ≥4.5. Common frog (. Rana. . temporaria. 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. Instead of optimizing a single design point, population methods optimize a collection of . individuals. A large number of individuals prevents algorithm from being stuck in a local minimum. Useful information can be shared between individuals. is the combination of two Greek words, . i.e. , “Demo” & “. Graphy. ”. . Demo. meaning . “the people” . (people of a special locality) and . graphy. refers . “to draw”. or . “to write”. . The word ‘Demography’ is a combination of two Greek words, ‘Demos’ meaning people and ‘. Graphy. ’ meaning science. Thus demography is the science of people. In the middle of the nineteenth century in 1855, the word ‘Demography’ was first used by a French writer Achille .