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Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Population Ecology

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Population ecology is the study of populations in relation to environment, including environmental influences on density and distribution, age structure, and population size

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Dynamic biological processes influence population density, dispersion, and demographics A population is a group of individuals of a single species living in the same general area Density is the number of individuals per unit area or volume Dispersion is the pattern of spacing among individuals within the boundaries of the population

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Sampling techniques can be used to estimate densities and total population sizes Population size can be estimated by either extrapolation from small samples, an index of population size, or the mark-recapture method

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Density is the result of an interplay between processes that add individuals to a population and those that remove individuals Immigration is the influx of new individuals from other areas Emigration is the movement of individuals out of a population

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Patterns of Dispersion Environmental and social factors influence spacing of individuals in a population (a) Clumped (b) Uniform (c) Random

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Demographics Demography is the study of the vital statistics of a population and how they change over time Death rates and birth rates are of particular interest to demographers Life tables Survivorship curves Reproductive tables

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Life Tables A life table is an age-specific summary of the survival pattern of a population

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Survivorship Curves A survivorship curve is a graphic way of representing the data in a life table Males Females 1, Age (years) Number of survivors (log scale)

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Survivorship curves can be classified into three general types: – Type I: low death rates during early and middle life, then an increase among older age groups – Type II: the death rate is constant over the organism’s life span – Type III: high death rates for the young, then a slower death rate for survivors

Fig , II III Percentage of maximum life span Number of survivors (log scale) I

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Reproductive Rates For species with sexual reproduction, demographers often concentrate on females in a population A reproductive table, or fertility schedule, is an age-specific summary of the reproductive rates in a population It describes reproductive patterns of a population

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Life history traits are products of natural selection An organism’s life history comprises the traits that affect its schedule of reproduction and survival: – The age at which reproduction begins – How often the organism reproduces – How many offspring are produced during each reproductive cycle Life history traits are evolutionary outcomes reflected in the development, physiology, and behavior of an organism

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Zero population growth occurs when the birth rate equals the death rate Most ecologists use differential calculus to express population growth as growth rate at a particular instant in time: NN tt  rN where N = population size, t = time, and r = per capita rate of increase = birth – death Calculating Population Growth

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Exponential Growth Exponential population growth is population increase under idealized conditions Under these conditions, the rate of reproduction is at its maximum, called the intrinsic rate of increase Exponential population growth results in a J-shaped curve Equation of exponential population growth: dN dt  r max N

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings The logistic model describes how a population grows more slowly as it nears its carrying capacity Exponential growth cannot be sustained for long in any population A more realistic population model limits growth by incorporating carrying capacity Carrying capacity (K) is the maximum population size the environment can support The logistic model of population growth produces a sigmoid (S-shaped) curve

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings The Logistic Growth Model In the logistic population growth model, the per capita rate of increase declines as carrying capacity is reached We construct the logistic model by starting with the exponential model and adding an expression that reduces per capita rate of increase as N approaches K dN dt  (K  N) K r max N

Fig ,000 1,500 1, Number of generations Population size (N) Exponential growth 1.0N = dN dt 1.0N = dN dt K = 1,500 Logistic growth 1,500 – N 1,500

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings The Logistic Model and Life Histories Life history traits favored by natural selection may vary with population density and environmental conditions K-selection, or density-dependent selection, selects for life history traits that are sensitive to population density r-selection, or density-independent selection, selects for life history traits that maximize reproduction

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Population Change and Population Density In density-independent populations, birth rate and death rate do not change with population density In density-dependent populations, birth rates fall and death rates rise with population density

Fig (a) Both birth rate and death rate vary. Population density Density-dependent birth rate Equilibrium density Density- dependent death rate Birth or death rate per capita (b) Birth rate varies; death rate is constant. Population density Density-dependent birth rate Equilibrium density Density- independent death rate (c) Death rate varies; birth rate is constant. Population density Density-dependent death rate Equilibrium density Density- independent birth rate Birth or death rate per capita

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Density-Dependent Population Regulation Density-dependent birth and death rates are an example of negative feedback that regulates population growth They are affected by many factors, such as competition for resources, territoriality, disease, predation, toxic wastes, and intrinsic factors

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings The Global Human Population The human population increased relatively slowly until about 1650 and then began to grow exponentially

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Regional Patterns of Population Change To maintain population stability, a regional human population can exist in one of two configurations: – Zero population growth = High birth rate – High death rate – Zero population growth = Low birth rate – Low death rate The demographic transition is the move from the first state toward the second state

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Age Structure One important demographic factor in present and future growth trends is a country’s age structure Age structure is the relative number of individuals at each age Can predict a population’s growth trends They can illuminate social conditions and help us plan for the future

Fig Rapid growth Afghanistan MaleFemaleAge MaleFemale Slow growth United States MaleFemale No growth Italy –84 75–79 70–74 60–64 65–69 55–59 50–54 45–49 40–44 35–39 30–34 25–29 20–24 15–19 0–4 5–9 10– –84 75–79 70–74 60–64 65–69 55–59 50–54 45–49 40–44 35–39 30–34 25–29 20–24 15–19 0–4 5–9 10– Percent of population