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Ecology

4 topics
Biology

Before this course

Principles of Biology II

Topics

Population dynamics

Main lesson
Life tables: R₀ and generation time
Use this for “From this life table, what are R₀ and the generation time?”
Mark–recapture
Use this for “40 marked, 50 caught later, 8 of them marked. How many are in the pond?”

Community interactions

Main lesson
Competing species: do they coexist?
Use this for “K₁ = 500, K₂ = 400, α = 0.5, β = 0.6. Do the species coexist, and at what sizes?”
Name the interaction
Use this for “Barnacles ride on a whale, which is neither helped nor harmed. What kind of interaction is this?”

Ecosystem energetics

Main lesson
Residence time
Use this for “A reservoir holds 750 Gt of carbon and exchanges 120 Gt a year. How long does carbon stay?”
Microbes of the nitrogen cycle
Use this for “Which microbes turn ammonium into nitrate, and which return nitrogen to the air?”

Conservation biology

Main lesson
Species and area: S = cAᶻ
Use this for “If a reserve keeps half its area and z = 0.25, what share of species remains?”
Course test
See what you know: 10 questions on this course
New questions each time. Pass to mark it complete.
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