Population Ecology & Demography; Leslie Matrices and Population Projection Methods Introduction to linking demography, population growth and extinction.

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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 Two types of Factors Proximate Ultimate Two general processes Extrinsic (Density Independent) Intrinsic (Density Dependent)

Population Descriptions Population Growth Population Regulation

A Simple Model of Population Growth

Population Growth What is the rate of change in a population over time? A model of population growth for species without age-structure

Project Population Size assumes finite rate of increase (population growth rate) is invariant over time

Growth in Age-Structured Populations Offspring and adults coexist age-specific contribution to recruitment and mortality

Data Required for estimating Population Growth Rate Cohort Analysis Longitudinal Analysis

The Life Table A compendium of age-specific survival Age-specific birth Requires: known age cohort (longitudinal) cross-sectional

A life table nx = probability a newborn attains age x lx Sx mx lxmx 1000 1.0 0.5 0.0 1 500 0.2 2 100 0.1 5.0 3 50 0.05 9.0 4.5 4 5 - nx = probability a newborn attains age x lx = probability a newborn attains age x sx = age-specific survival, i.e., survival between age x  x+1 mx = Number of female progeny per female

Population Parameters Net Reproductive Rate – R0 Average lifetime number of offspring produced per female Cohort Generation Time - G

Population Growth Rate - r intrinsic rate of increase - r

A Population Model F4 F3 1 2 3 4 s0 s1 s2 s4

Population Projection for Age-structured Populations The population size at time t = sum of individuals in each age class

Estimate population growth in Age Structured Populations 2 Components – Birth and Death Birth: Death:

Matrix Population Models Hal Caswell

Population Projection Matrix How to predict population growth rate for age-structured populations? Need to link age structure with estimate of λ

Leslie Matrix

Elements of Leslie Matrix (L) Fx – Age-specific Fecundity × age-specific survival Fx = Sx mx+1 Sx –Age-specific Survival

How does the Leslie Matrix estimate Population Growth?

Population Projection

Population Projection

Assumptions Individuals can be aged reliably No age-effects in vital rates Vital rates are constant Constant environment No density dependence stochastic Leslie Matrices possible Sex ratio at birth is 1:1 i.e., male and female vital rates are congruent

Advantages of Leslie Matrix Stable-age distribution not assumed Sensitivity analyses – can identify main age-specific vital rates that affect abundance and age structure Modify the analyses to include density-dependence Derive finite rate of population change (λ) and SAD

Disadvantage of Leslie Matrix See assumptions Age data may not be available can use stage-based Lefkovitch Matrix Fecundity data may not be available for all ages

EigenAnalysis of L Eigenvalues – Stable Age Structure dominant = population growth rate asymptotic growth rate at Stable Age Distribution Stable Age Structure right eigenvector Reproductive Value left eigenvector

Other Statistics Sensitivities Elasticities Damping ratio how λ varies with a change in matrix elements absolute changes in matrix elements Elasticities how λ varies with a change in a vital rate holding other rates constant Damping ratio rate population approaches equilibrium - SAD

Relevance of Population Projection Matrices for modeling extinction due to Climate Warming from Funk & Mills 2003. Biological Conservation 111:205 - 214

Consequences of Climate Warming Rising temperatures: Survivorship Reduce Adult Survivorship Reduce Juvenile Survivorship Smaller Body Size Higher Metabolic Rate More energy diverted to maintenance, less to growth Change in Precipitation Lower food availability

Results ΔNx,t decline Reduction in recruitment Reduced survivorship

Simulations Using predicted responses one can simulate expected population dynamics. Modified PVA Population Viability Analysis

Population Projection Methods in R Available Packages popbio (Stubben, Milligan, Nantel 2005) primer (Stevens 2009) popdemo (Stott et al. 2009)

Population Projection using Excel PopTools www.poptools.org add-in for excel

Main Functions (popbio) Estimate Population Growth Rate λ lambda(A) Estimate Sensitivity, Elasticity, Damping Ratio sensitivity(A) elasticity(A) damping.ratio(A) Full analysis of Leslie Matrix eigen.analysis(A)

Population Projection Methods pop.projection(A, n, interations)