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Unit 4 focus on population dynamics; the way in which populations of organisms change and develop over time. This unit starts by focusing on populations in general and transitions to focusing on how humans populations have altered in relation to their technological development level. Major topics include the following:
Population Ecology
Density-Independent and Density-Dependent Factors
Exponential and Logistical Growth
Overshoot and Die-off
Survivorship Curves
K and r selected Species
Metapopulations
Symbioses
Competitive Exclusion Principle and Resource Partitioning
Keystone Species and Ecosystem Engineers
Ecological Succession
Crude Birth and Death Rate
Doubling Time and The Rule of 70
Total Fertility Rate
Replacement-Level Fertility
Developed vs. Developing Nations
Infant and Child Mortality
Age Structure Diagrams
Theory of Demographic Transition
IPAT Equation
Affluence
Gross Domestic Production (GDP)
Chapter 7: The Human Population
Chapter 7: The Human Population
Chapter 6 Reading Guide Key
Chapter 7 Reading Guide Key
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