POPULATION SIZE

09/18/98


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POPULATION SIZE

DENSITY = NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS PER UNIT AREA OR VOLUME

FOUR (4) FACTORS AFFECTING DENSITY

FOUR (4) FACTORS AFFECTING DENSITY

DENSITY FUNCTIONS (CONT’D)

DENSITY FACTORS (CONT’D)

DENSITY MEASUREMENTS

DENSITY MEASUREMENTS (CONT’D)

DENSITY ESTIMATES (CONT’D)

POPULATION GROWTH

INNATE CAPACITY FOR NATURAL INCREASE

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MEANS OF COMPUTING r

INNATE CAPACITY FOR NATURAL INCREASE

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BACTERIUM CULTURE

EXPONENTIAL GROWTH

EXPONENTIAL GROWTH

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dN/dt = r * N

INNATE CAPCITY FOR NATURAL INCREASE

dN/dt = r * N

ASSUMPTIONS

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LOGISTIC GROWTH: dN/dt = r*N(K-N/K)

LOGISTIC GROWTH: dN/dt = r*N(K-N/K)

REGULATION OF POPULATION SIZE & RATE OF CHANGE

DENSITY DEPENDENT FACTORS

DENSITY INDEPENDENT FACTORS

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SPECIES INTERACTIONS

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SPECIES INTERACTIONS

TWO SPECIES INTERACTIONS

PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTIONS

INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION

EFFECTIVENESS OF COMPETTION

COMPETITIVE EXCLUSION

COMPETITIVE EXCLUSION PRINCIPLE (GAUSE)

Author: Robert E. Bailey

Email: 34ijwgm@cmich.edu

Home Page: http://www.cst.cmich.edu/users/BaileyR/