Wildlife Population Ecology
ability an organism has to survive in a particular environment; health of an animal -
ANS-Physical Condition
age distribution of individuals in a population - ANS-Age Structure
animal hunting and killing other animals for food - ANS-Predator
animal who is being hunted or killed for food - ANS-Prey
changes in a population's abundance and range over a period of time - ANS-Population
Dynamics
factors which vary depending on the population numbers and influence the regulation of
population size - ANS-Density Dependent Factors
individual achieves preferential access to resources over other individuals - ANS-Dominance
individuals of one species living and interacting together as a group - ANS-Wildlife Populations
living or once-living organisms within a habitat which have an influence on wildlife populations -
ANS-Biotic Factors
location or distribution of animals within a space - ANS-Dispersion
measurement and study of population dynamics - ANS-Population Ecology
non-living, physical and chemical elements which can influence wildlife populations -
ANS-Abiotic Factors
number of individual animals per unit area - ANS-Density
number of individuals entering one population from another over a period of time -
ANS-Immigration Rate
number of individuals in a population which expire over a period of time; also known as mortality
rate - ANS-Death Rate
number of individuals which migrate out of a population over a period of time - ANS-Emigration
Rate
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