Population biological

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Science. So began the field of Fisheries Biology.

Nevertheless, tensions continued. Scientists were in a position to help resolve the conflict and protect the fish population.

Population growth

Some of the earliest formal research on population biology focused on the growth rates of human populations.

References

  • Andrewartha, H.

    G., and L. C. Birch. Migratory monarch butterfly now classified as Endangered. The dispute highlighted the importance of understanding fish population dynamics.

    But what causes a population of animals to level off and hover around a maximum size once it approaches carrying capacity?

    Carrying capacity

    “The carrying capacity is the limit of growth or …,, beginning with the population, and shaped by processes and interdependent relationships between finite resources and the consumers of those resources”

    - Mexican marine biologist Pablo Del Monte-Luna, 2004

    For example,

    (see our Animal Ecology module).

    Demographics

    Demography is the study of the characteristics of a population, typically using mathematics.

    If conditions change, organisms that can will move to live within the optimal conditions for survival.

    On either side of the optimum range, conditions can become difficult. Beyond the stress zone is the zone of intolerance. Moreover, the oldest categories are heavily enriched for women, indicating that women have a longer life expectancy in both regions.

    The same sorts of comparisons can also help biologists analyze the demographic characteristics of other animals to predict future population growth.

    Population cycles

    "All animal populations fluctuate in numbers.

    This is known as Liebig’s law of the minimum.

  • Mathematical approaches to understanding animal population dynamics were inspired by studies of human population dynamics and include demographic statistics such as age and sex distributions.
  • The recognition that populations don’t grow exponentially led to the concept of carrying capacity and its determinants for a particular species.
  • While models show general patterns, populations are subject to unpredictable variables that limit growth or cause declines such as climate change and pressure from predators or harvest.

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  • Pearl, Raymond. Biotic factors refer to the living or once-living organisms in an ecosystem and their impacts such as predation, competition, food supply, human impacts and parasites.

    Environmental factors such as rainfall, climate, predators, shelter and food availability can change. The monarchs arrive there in early November, coinciding with the Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos) in Mexico.

    Although all monarch butterflies are one (Danaus plexippus), they exist in two populations in North America.

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Understanding distribution helps explain how populations utilize their environment and interact with it.

Population genetics explores genetic variation within a population and how it changes across generations. So, what exactly is a “population,” and why is understanding the distinction crucial to species’ survival on Earth?

Regional Studies in Marine Science, 44, 101709. These fluctuations may be small or large, regular or irregular."

– Charles J. Krebs, 1964

In the 1920s, Austrian-raised physical chemist Alfred J. Lotka wondered whether the same laws governed biological as physical systems that could be predicted with mathematical .

The availability of resources such as food and water, the presence of predators, and the impact of diseases can all affect population size and health. May 10;140(3567):674-6. Chicago, Univ. https://doi.org/10.4236/oje.2018.88028

  • McGreer, M.T., & Frid, A. (2017).