Population Ecology
Ecology is the study of interactions among organisms and their environment
Population density - number of individuals of a given species in a specific area at a given time
Population change
Limits on growth
Density dependent factors
Density independent factors
Survival tactics - reproduction
Human population growth
What are the density dependent limits to growth acting on human population?
Demographic transition
Communities of organisms Chp 46
No organism lives in isolation. Every living thing is part of a community.
Mutualism
Commensalism
Parasitism
Niche
Diversity in communities
Succession
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