Population Ecology definitions Flashcards

A group of individuals of the same species living in a specific area, interacting and interbreeding, with dynamics influenced by births, deaths, immigration, and emigration.

The number of individuals of a species in a given area, reflecting population size and density, crucial for understanding ecosystem dynamics and resource allocation.

The spatial arrangement of individuals within a population, influenced by factors like resource availability, social interactions, and environmental conditions.

The number of individuals of a species per unit area or volume, indicating how crowded a population is within its habitat.

The geographic area where a species is found, influenced by biotic and abiotic factors such as climate, food availability, and physical barriers.

Non-living environmental components like climate, water, soil, and physical barriers that influence the distribution and abundance of organisms in an ecosystem.

Study of how population size, age structure, and distribution change over time due to births, deaths, immigration, and emigration, influenced by biotic and abiotic factors.

The spatial arrangement of individuals within a population, influenced by factors like resource availability, social interactions, and competition, resulting in patterns such as random, clumped, or uniform.

The statistical study of populations, focusing on size, structure, distribution, and changes over time due to births, deaths, immigration, and emigration.

The average time between a mother's first offspring and her daughter's first offspring, indicating the turnover rate of generations in a population.

A statistical tool that summarizes the survival and reproductive rates of individuals in a population, often segmented by age, to predict life expectancy and mortality rates.