Exercise 4: Population Size in Habitats of Different Area Module 4: Growth and Competition: Population and Metapopulation Dynamics
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- Background Lecture:
- Basic population parameters (structure, density, growth rates, birth and death rates, reproductive rates, etc
- Estimates of population size (capture-recapture models)
- Population dynamics models (matrix models)
- Stellaintroduction to use and programming
- Activities in the experiment:
- Collection of data on population density
- Calculation of population density
- Compare population densities
- Build a model of population growth
- Hypotheses to test
- Is population size affected by area?
- Independent variables in the experiment
- Dependent variables that they could use in their experimental design.
- Student evaluation
- Based on presentation of results (written and oral)
- Preparation notes
- This lab can be done with
- Plantsquadrat methods
- Insectscapture-recapture techniques (with previous capture and marking)
- Mammals/birdsusing distance measurements along transects
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