BIOL 101 Chp 53: Population Ecology

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This is a lecture presentation for my BIOL 101 General Biology I students on Chapter 53: Population Ecology. (Campbell Biology, 10th Ed. by Reece et al). Rob Swatski, Associate Professor of Biology, Harrisburg Area Community College - York Campus, York, PA. Email: rjswatsk@hacc.edu Please visit my website for more anatomy and biology learning resources: http://robswatski.virb.com/

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Population Ecology

BIOL 101: General Biology I

Chapter 53

Rob SwatskiAssistant Professor of Biology

HACC - York 1

2

Population Dynamics

Population Density

Dispersion

Emigration

Immigration

3

Population Size

Estimations

Extrapolation(indirect)

Index of population size (direct)

Mark-and-recapture

4

BirthsDeaths

Immigration Emigration5

6

Dispersion

Clumped

Uniform

Random

7

Clumped Dispersion

Why?

8

Uniform Dispersion

Why?

9

Random Dispersion

Why?

10

Type of Dispersion?

11

Type of Dispersion?

12

Type of Dispersion?

13

Demographics

Demography

Birth & Death rates

Life table

Cohort

14

Life Table

15

16

Age (years)

20 4 86

10

101

1,000

100

Nu

mb

er

of

surv

ivo

rs (

log

sca

le)

Males

Females

= constant death rate17

Survivorship Curve

1,000

100

10

10 50 100

II

III

Percentage of Maximum Lifespan

Nu

mb

er

of

Surv

ivo

rs (

log

sca

le)

I

18

19

Life History

Age at maturity

Reproductive rate

# of offspring per repro

cycle

20

Evolution & Life History Diversity

Semelparity

Big-bang reproduction

Species reproduce once & die

Iteroparity

Repeated reproduction

Species reproduce

many times

21

22

What kinds of environments favor these two types of

reproduction?

MaleFemale

100

RESULTS

80

60

40

20

0Reduced

brood size (3-4 chicks)

Normalbrood size(5-6 chicks)

Enlargedbrood size (7-8 chicks)

Par

en

ts s

urv

ivin

g th

e f

ollo

win

g w

inte

r (%

)

Kestrel

23

Dandelion

Coconut palm24

Idealized environment

8,000

6,000

4,000

2,000

01920 1940 1960 1980

Year

Ele

ph

ant

Po

pu

lati

on

1900

25

Exponential Population Growth

2,000

1,500

1,000

500

00 5 10 15

Number of Generations

Po

pu

lati

on

Siz

e (

N)

Exponentialgrowth

K = 1,500

Logistic growth

S-curve

Carrying capacity

J-curve

26

1,000

800

600

400

200

0

0 5 10 15

Nu

mb

er

of

Pa

ram

eciu

m/m

L

Time (days)

27

A ParameciumPopulation in the Lab

Nu

mb

er

of

Da

ph

nia

/50

mL

0

30

60

90

180

150

120

0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160

Time (days)

overshoot

28A Daphnia Population in the Lab

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Types of Selection

r-selection

density-independent

K-selection

density-dependent

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32

33

34

35

36

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38

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BR and DR do not change with population density

Density-Independent Populations

40

41

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Density-Dependent Populations

As population density

increases…

BR decreases

DR increases

43

Density-Dependent

Factors

Crowding

Disease

Competition

Territoriality

Predation

44

Gannets

45

Year

2,100

1,900

1,700

1,500

1,300

1,100

900

700

500

01955 1965 1975 1985 1995 2005

Nu

mb

er

of

She

ep

46Population Dynamics

Wolves Moose

2,500

2,000

1,500

1,000

500 Nu

mb

er

of

Mo

ose

0

Nu

mb

er

of

Wo

lve

s

50

40

30

20

10

01955 1965 1975 1985 1995 2005

Year

47

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Snowshoe Hare & Lynx

Snowshoe hare

Lynx

Nu

mb

er

of

Lyn

x(t

ho

usa

nd

s)

Nu

mb

er

of

Har

es

(th

ou

san

ds)

160

120

80

40

01850 1875 1900 1925

Year

9

3

0

6

49

Boom-and-Bust Cycles

50

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