Simutext 3 Flashcards
1
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What is demographic stochasticity?
A
Random population events that are not triggered by the changes in the environment. Like trouble finding food.
2
Q
What effects the probability of finding salamanders?
A
Population size and the distance from the pond
3
Q
What is a patch extinction rate?
A
It is the chance that a population occupying the patch will go extint per unit in time
Patch extinction rate = 0.5 / T1/2 per day
4
Q
What is metapopulation?
A
Spatially distanced species of same population often connected by dispersal.
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