BI 370 Professor Grorud ‐ Colvert Logistic Growth Practice Problems including Predation For the following questions, assume that the given populations are closed—there is no immigration or emigration—and that rates are constant. 1. A population of ha

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Px= P(e) x P(e) x P(e) x P (e), etc = (Pe)^x How and why do the benefits outweigh the risks? Dispersal is a better strategy in the long run- spread the risk model, more populations, decreases the risk of extinction of populations As populations get s

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1 Ecology, BI370 : Final Study Guide For the final you should be able to: Define the following: - Ecology - Pattern - Process - Climate - Weather - Hadley cell - Thermal stability - Terrestrial biomes (know each) - Biosphere - Upwelling - Greenhouse