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Terminology used in Population Dynamics habitat- the environment where a species lives species - a population of individuals that can interbreed population - group of a given species in a given ecosystem / area population size - the number of individuals in a population population density -
Number/Space Crude density - N/S where S includes unusable space Ecological density - N/S where S includes only habitable area in total |
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Quadrat - a method of
surveying organisms across a plain area on land or sea usually a grid is
laid out Radio transmitter - an EMF generator in the radio frequency range Carrying capacity of an
ecosystem - refers to the size of healthy population may be
sustained in a given environment Chaos Theory - the study of what might appear to be chaotic systems such as weather , turbulence, populations , fractals Fecundity - the ability to produce offspring (the term fitness is also used in evolution) Ethics of studying wild animals
- methods of studying organisms can cause harm,
and thought and care should be applied before undertaking efforts to mark
plants and animals. |
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