BU-305 Ecology & Population Dynamics

Unit · year 3

BU-305 · Ecology & Population Dynamics

Threads systems · evolution24 lectures5 concepts

Quantitative and theoretical ecology of populations and communities.

PREREQUISITES

L01	Populations in Space Metapopulation dynamics
L02	Patch Dynamics and Habitat Fragmentation Metapopulation dynamics
L03	Metapopulation Dynamics Metapopulation dynamics
L04	Colonisation, Extinction, and Rescue Effects Metapopulation dynamics
L05	Source–Sink Dynamics Metapopulation dynamics
L06	Species–Area Relationships Island biogeography
L07	The Theory of Island Biogeography Island biogeography
L08	Immigration, Extinction, and Equilibrium Richness Island biogeography
L09	Applications to Reserve Design Island biogeography, Metapopulation dynamics
L10	Life History Strategies r- and K-selection
L11	r- and K-Selection r- and K-selection
L12	Trade-offs in Reproduction and Survival r- and K-selection
L13	Survivorship Curves and Life Tables r- and K-selection
L14	Community Structure and Diversity Indices —
L15	Primary Succession Ecological succession
L16	Secondary Succession Ecological succession
L17	Mechanisms of Succession Ecological succession
L18	Climax Communities and Disturbance Ecological succession
L19	Keystone Species: The Concept Keystone species
L20	Trophic Cascades Keystone species
L21	Ecosystem Engineers Keystone species
L22	Case Studies: Sea Otters and Wolves Keystone species
L23	Conservation Biology and Ecosystem Services Island biogeography, Keystone species
L24	Synthesis: Communities as Dynamic Systems Ecological succession, Keystone species

Colonisation and extinction across habitat patches.

Species richness from area and isolation.

How communities assemble and change over time.

Species with outsized effects on community structure.

Contrasting life-history strategies.