Population Ecology Notesheet
by C. Kohn
Name:
Hour
Date Assignment is due: After quiz Thursday
Day of Week
Date
Date:
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Directions: use the accompanying PowerPoint (http://bit.ly/water-testing) to complete the questions below. This sheet
will be due upon the completion of the PowerPoint in class. These assignments are graded on a +/√/- scale.
1. Define Population Ecology:
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2. Define population:
3. Define Wildlife Management:
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4. Define Wildlife:
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5. Most population sizes are
. Why?
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6. The
is the most widely used approach.
7. Briefly describe how this method works:
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8. If we set a trap and catch 15 squirrels the first time and 10 the second time, and 5 are caught twice, how many
squirrels are in that area? Show ALL your math below.
9. Define Fecundity:
10. Define Fertility:
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11. In nature, no species ever reaches its full
12. Why?
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13. Genes do not code for natural
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this mean? _
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14. What is a carrying capacity?
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15. What is a K-value?
16. Most K-values naturally
to
from
and from
depending on the
of
17. Is it necessarily better to have as high of a population as possible of game species? Explain:
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18. What 3 things can happen to individuals of a species if their population gets too high?
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19. True or false: a species cannot surpass its carrying capacity.
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20. What is a habitat Saturation Point?
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Explain:
21. What is the difference between abundance and density?
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22. Which one provides more valuable information to a game manager?
Why?
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23. What are the three kinds of dispersal patterns? List AND describe:
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24. How does the availability of quality habitat affect the density of deer in a county or game management area?
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25. Deer
will always be
if suitable
26. Explain why this is true:
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27. Explain how this affects hunting:
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28. How do dispersal patterns of wildlife affect density and its impact on habitat?
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29. Where are deer densities highest in the state?
30. How might habitats in southern Wisconsin be affected differently than those in northern Wisconsin as a result of
the variation of deer density patterns in the state?
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31. What is used as a basis for density estimates?
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32. Habitat
is critical for
33. What is a survivorship curve?
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34. List AND describe the 3 kinds of survivorship curves:
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35. Provide examples for each of the 3 kinds of survivorship curves:
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36. In the space below, describe the three factors that you think are most important for determining what the
population of deer should be in the state and state WHY you think those factors are important to an ecologically
healthy population of deer.
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