Biodiversity Prediction Models (HSC SSCE Biology): Flashcards
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Model in ecology
Model in ecology
Simplified representation of a complex system
Pioneer of mathematical population models
Pioneer of mathematical population models
Thomas Malthus (1766-1834)
Australian baseline year for equilibrium models
Australian baseline year for equilibrium models
1788 (first European settlement)
Disturbance in ecology
Disturbance in ecology
Event removing organisms or changing resources
Top-down model focus
Top-down model focus
Changes at top of food chain affecting lower levels
Bottom-up model focus
Bottom-up model focus
Effects starting from bottom of food chain
Geometric growth formula
Geometric growth formula
Exponential growth curve shape
Exponential growth curve shape
J-shaped curve
Logistic growth curve shape
Logistic growth curve shape
S-shaped (sigmoid) curve
Carrying capacity ()
Carrying capacity ()
Largest population an ecosystem can support