Summary: Wildlife
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Exam 1
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proportion of population in each age category
age distribution -
positive or negative changes in reference to biomass (weight)
growth -
size & age composition of populations & the biological & environmental processes driving them
population dynamics -
banned shipping of unlawfully killed game
Lacy Act in 1900 -
when biological community or plants & animals, through ecological succession, have reached a steady state
climax community -
event removing organisms
ecological disturbance -
3 Factors that Stabilize Population
colonization
migration
interbreeding -
heterogeneous land area composed of interacting ecosystems that are repeated in similar patterns throughout an area/region
landscape ecology -
established area where animal occupies-can change within same year-affected by availability of resources, such as: weather, habitat, food availability, etc.
home range -
no 2 species can simultaneously occupy the same niche for an indefinite amount of time
Competitive Exclusion Principle (Gause's Principle)
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