Biology 2483A Study Guide - Exponential Growth, Logistic Function, Survivorship Curve

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Human population has increased, but the energy have also increase way more. Slow start, bubonic plague dip, after industrial revolution, skyrocketed. Growth rate has slowed to 1. 18% per year, but rate has decreased but still increasing population. Estimates of our k range from 1 billion to 1 trillion. Ecological footprint: total area of productive ecosystems required to support a population. Estimate how much space a person takes up based on resources, pollution etc etc. Remember ecological maxim: no population can grow in size forever. Life table: summary of how survival and reproductive rates vary with age. Sx (survival rate)- chance that an individual will survive from age x to age x+1. Lx (survivorship)- proportion of individuals that survive from birth to age x. Fx (fecundity)- average # offspring a female will have at age x. Birth & death rates can vary greatly with different ages.

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