Population Ecology

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A group of individuals belonging to the same species living in the same general area at the same time.

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population

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Study of populations in relation to environment, including environmental influences on density and distribution, age structure, and population size.

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population ecology

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Number of individuals per unit area or volume.

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denisty

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The pattern of spacing among individuals within the boundaries of the population.

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dispersion

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New individuals move into a population.

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immigration

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When individuals in a population move out or away.

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emigration

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A good way to estimate the population size.

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mark-recapture

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Processes that add individuals to a population.

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birth and immigration

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Processes that remove individuals from a population.

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death and emigration

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Individuals gather in patches, influenced by resource availability and behavior.

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clumped dispersion