BIOL 1500 Chapter Notes -Human Overpopulation, Infection, Political Economy
10 Apr 2014
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Combines theory (including lots and lots of mathematical modeling) with laboratory and. Population density of deer under different management plans. Yield from a population of corn plants when planted at a particular density. Limits that should be placed on fish catches. When to take action on the emergence of a pest species in a forest or on farms. Whether wolf hunting should be allowed in alaska to increase the caribou herd. Causes of declines in reptile and amphibian populations throughout the world. Usually measured by going out into the field, sampling a portion of individuals in the population, and using that information to make inferences about the population as a whole. Ways to sample a population but the general techniques include the following: Distance and area sampling (counting individuals along a transect line or in a quadrat (square area)) Random-walk techniques (walking along a random route and counting the individuals you encounter)
