Biology 2e
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Chapter45: Population And Community Ecology
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Problem 12RQ: The maximum rate of increased characteristic of a species is called its. limit carrying capacity...
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R and K Selection
R and K selection are concepts in ecology used to describe traits in the fluctuation of a population or population dynamics. For example, they describe the life-association traits between parent and offspring, such as quantity or number of young ones born at a time, quality of parental care, the age to maturity, and reproductive effort.
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Transcribed Image Text:Wolves
Elk
Willow
4. The top two graphs show how the population
of wolves and the population of elk changed
following the introduction of wolves into
Yellowstone National Park.
The third graph shows trends in the amount of
growth of willows (data for annual growth ring
size from two different studies).
Fill in the table below for each organism:
State whether population size or amount of
growth generally decreased, increased, or
stayed the same.
Explain a likely reason for each trend. Use the
information from the food web to understand
the trends in elk population and willow growth.
If an increase in a predator population results in
a decrease in an herbivore population which in
turn results in an increase in plant growth, this
type of effect is called a trophic cascade.
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Trend in population size
or amount of growth
Population
Population (Thousands)
120
100
80
Ring area (mm2)
60
40
20
O
20
15
10
$
20
15
10-
5
0
A Wolves
B Elk
F Willow
1990
1995
201508
2000
Year
NEE)
Explanation for this trend
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