Populations and Growth
Population Dispersion
Survivorship Curves Type I Few offspring Low infant mortality Parental care of young Most survive until old age Large mammals, including humans
Survivorship Curves Type II Equal chance of living or dying throughout the lifetime Birds, reptiles, small mammals
Survivorship Curves Type III High infant mortality rate Many offspring No parental care Invertebrates, fish, amphibians, and plants
Changes in Population Size Growth factors Immigration: individuals moving into a population Births Shrinking factors Emigration: individuals moving out of a population Deaths
Exponential Growth Early phase of growth High availability of resources Little competition Little predation
Logistic Growth Limits on growth appear Competition for resources Predation Parasitism Illness
Human Population Growth Are humans in exponential or logistic growth?
U.S. Population Density - 2000 People per square mile 0-1 (white) 10-24 (green) 100-249 (blue) 1-4 (yellow) 25-49 (teal) 250-66,995 (dark blue) 5-9 (yellow-green) 50-99 (dark teal)