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POPULATION ECOLOGY
Definition
Population Growth :
Growth at biotic
potential
(carrying capacity)
Growth with
environmental resistance
13.1: Population growth
BIOTIC POTENTIAL ( r )
• ‘The capacity of a
population to Growth
at biotic
increase in size in potentia
(carrying l
ideal / optimum capacity) Growth with
environment
conditions’ al resistance
• Gives the maximum
rate for population Growth
at biotic
growth when potential
population density is (carrying
capacity) Growth with
low & resources are environmental
resistance
plentiful
13.1: Population growth
BIOTIC POTENTIAL ( r )
Enviromental Resistance
13.1: Population growth
ENVIRONMENTAL RESISTANCE
• Mortality
– ‘death rate’
– the number of individuals dying during a
certain amount of time
13.1: Population growth
NATALITY & MORTALITY
i. Lag phase
- individuals start to
grow as they are
adapting to the
environment
ii. Exponential growth
phase
- growth is rapid as
resources are still
unlimited
13.1: Population growth
ii. Logistic Growth Curve (Paramecium)
POPULATION GROWTH CURVES
4. Territorial behaviour
6. Parasitism/diseases
b) Carrying d) Growth
capacity Curves
c) Natality
&
Mortality
13.0: POPULATION ECOLOGY