BIO205H5 Lecture Notes - Metapopulation, Northern Spotted Owl, Whooping Crane
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Harlequin frogs may be on their way out: fungus infections. James bond (skyfall) picture: when the villain is talking about how to eradicate rats, not so simple in real life as what was said in movie. We have to make choices: level of endangerment, susceptibility to extinction. We need to protect populations: try to preserve a population. In canada, the bighorn sheep: first thing to know is population size. We can estimate how likely a population will persist into the future: looking at the current population size and determining how likely they"ll survive after certain amount of years. The minimum viable population is an important concept in conservation: mvp: the smallest isolated population having a 99% chance of remaining extant for. 1000 years despite the foreseeable effects of demographic and environmental stochasticity, and natural catastrophes. The minimum viable population is an important concept in conservation of mvp: was an important concept.
