Population Dynamics Case Study

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Jan 9, 2024

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Case Study: Hannah, Mairin, Allie, Taryn Part I: 1. Hypothesis: a. The owls and kestrels eat the voles, keeping the population in check. If the vole population decreases, the owl population also decreases because their food source is decreasing. The owls and kestrels and voles are in a predator-prey dynamic. Part 2: 1. Would we expect to see this close a correlation if kestrels and owls were reproducing at a higher rate when voles were abundant? What do you expect the correlation would look like if this were the case? a. No, we would expect there to be a lag of the correlation lines. If voles were abundant, owl reproduction would be higher. If voles were less abundant, the owl and kestrel reproduction rate would decline. 2. What do you think the average dispersal distance of voles is, as compared to predatory birds like owls and kestrels? a. The average dispersal distance of voles would be clumped because of the need to protect themselves from the predators. The predators such as owls or birds would be competing for the same resources which means that they would be evenly spaced because they are all competing for the same resources. 3. A deeper dive into this dataset indicates that among different areas of western Finland, the population explosions of voles are not synchronous; however, similar correlations as shown in the figure occur between voles and their predators within these areas. Develop a new hypothesis to explain the correlation.whi a. The correlation between the voles and kestrels and owls is that both species are competing for the same resources. This is displayed by the synchronous population behavior.
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