Population Biology

  1. Applied Population Biology
    1. Conservation Biology Applications
      1. Population Viability Analysis
        1. PVA Methods and Models
          1. Extinction Risk Assessment
            1. Sensitivity Analysis
              1. Uncertainty in PVA
              2. Minimum Viable Population Size
                1. Demographic Stochasticity
                  1. Environmental Stochasticity
                    1. Genetic Factors
                      1. Catastrophic Events
                      2. Conservation Genetics
                        1. Genetic Diversity and Fitness
                          1. Inbreeding Depression
                            1. Outbreeding Depression
                              1. Genetic Rescue
                                1. Captive Breeding Programs
                                2. Reserve Design
                                  1. Single Large vs Several Small
                                    1. Habitat Corridors
                                      1. Buffer Zones
                                      2. Species Reintroduction
                                        1. Founder Population Size
                                          1. Source Population Selection
                                            1. Release Strategies
                                          2. Sustainable Resource Management
                                            1. Harvested Population Dynamics
                                              1. Maximum Sustainable Yield
                                                1. MSY Calculations
                                                  1. Criticisms and Limitations
                                                    1. Alternative Harvest Strategies
                                                    2. Fisheries Management
                                                      1. Stock Assessment Methods
                                                        1. Recruitment Dynamics
                                                          1. Fishing Mortality
                                                            1. Quota Systems
                                                              1. Marine Protected Areas
                                                              2. Wildlife Management
                                                                1. Population Monitoring
                                                                  1. Harvest Regulations
                                                                    1. Habitat Management
                                                                      1. Adaptive Management
                                                                      2. Forest Management
                                                                        1. Sustainable Forestry
                                                                          1. Rotation Periods
                                                                            1. Selective vs Clear-Cut Harvesting
                                                                          2. Pest and Disease Management
                                                                            1. Pest Population Dynamics
                                                                              1. Economic Thresholds
                                                                                1. Control Strategies
                                                                                  1. Chemical Control
                                                                                    1. Biological Control
                                                                                      1. Cultural Control
                                                                                        1. Genetic Control
                                                                                        2. Integrated Pest Management
                                                                                          1. Resistance Evolution
                                                                                            1. Disease Epidemiology
                                                                                              1. Basic Reproductive Number
                                                                                                1. Epidemic Models
                                                                                                  1. Vaccination Strategies
                                                                                                    1. Quarantine Measures
                                                                                                  2. Human Population Dynamics
                                                                                                    1. Historical Population Growth
                                                                                                      1. Demographic Transition Theory
                                                                                                        1. Pre-Transition Stage
                                                                                                          1. Early Transition Stage
                                                                                                            1. Late Transition Stage
                                                                                                              1. Post-Transition Stage
                                                                                                              2. Population Momentum
                                                                                                                1. Age Structure Effects
                                                                                                                  1. Migration Patterns
                                                                                                                    1. Population Policies
                                                                                                                      1. Carrying Capacity for Humans
                                                                                                                        1. Ecological Footprint Analysis
                                                                                                                          1. Sustainability Challenges

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                                                                                                                        1. Introduction to Population Biology