3.Ecological Niche vs Habitat
Fundamental Niche
Realized Niche
Moisture
Temperature
Fundamental Niche
Realized
Niche
4.Population Ecology
Population vs Deme
Population Characteristics
Differ among demes
Age structure
Sex ratio
Growth rate
Influenced by Life History Characteristics
5.Life History Characteristics
Age of first reproduction
Number of offspring per litter
Number of litters per lifetime
Mode of reproduction
Survivorship
Other Characteristics
6.Type I
(humans)
Type II
(hydra,songbirds)
Type III
(oysters)
birth
max. life span
% survival
Survivorship Curves
7.Population Growth
death rate (d)
growth rate (r)
birth rate (b)
r = b - d
Intrinsic rate of increase
15.Community Ecology
Community = association of different populations of organisms
Resource = anything in the ecosystem that a particular species requires
Species Diversity = the number of species that share a habitat