BIOSC 0370 Lecture 32: Lecture Notes 32
April2
Basis for long essay on final -will email exact question
Human ecology
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I.Human pop has been growing exponentially for at least 1000 years.
-Predictive ability -what will happen s
:will it truly happen ?
Nt
=Pop size in 2318
No -pop size now ,
2018 =7.5×10 '
ind ,
t =300 years
r=0.017 years
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Solve for Nt
Nt
.
-No .er t
NE 1.23 trillion
Will it happen ?-No ,at some point we 'd high K.Also ,intra
specific competition that will cause strain ,increasing death rate ,
and negative density dependence .(assumes closed )-human population
is currently closed (no space travel ).Competition for food
,water
might not be super critical .Clean air -could be cleansed .
Countries privatizing resources could lead to caste system
and war .Stiff rules for something and severe penalties -
how about air -need diplomacy to work with other countries .