Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

  1. Wildlife Population Ecology
    1. Population Characteristics and Structure
      1. Population Size
        1. Absolute Abundance
          1. Relative Abundance
            1. Population Estimation Methods
            2. Population Density
              1. Crude Density
                1. Ecological Density
                  1. Density-Dependent Effects
                  2. Population Distribution Patterns
                    1. Random Distribution
                      1. Clumped Distribution
                        1. Uniform Distribution
                          1. Factors Influencing Distribution
                          2. Age Structure
                            1. Age Classes and Cohorts
                              1. Age Pyramids
                                1. Survivorship Curves
                                2. Sex Ratio
                                  1. Primary Sex Ratio
                                    1. Secondary Sex Ratio
                                      1. Operational Sex Ratio
                                      2. Genetic Structure
                                        1. Genetic Diversity Measures
                                          1. Population Genetic Processes
                                            1. Inbreeding and Outbreeding Effects
                                              1. Gene Flow and Genetic Drift
                                            2. Population Dynamics
                                              1. Birth Processes (Natality)
                                                1. Fecundity Rates
                                                  1. Fertility Schedules
                                                    1. Recruitment Patterns
                                                      1. Reproductive Success
                                                      2. Death Processes (Mortality)
                                                        1. Survival Rates
                                                          1. Mortality Causes
                                                            1. Life Tables
                                                              1. Hazard Functions
                                                              2. Movement Processes
                                                                1. Immigration Patterns
                                                                  1. Emigration Patterns
                                                                    1. Dispersal Mechanisms
                                                                      1. Philopatry vs. Dispersal
                                                                    2. Population Growth Models
                                                                      1. Exponential Growth Model
                                                                        1. Assumptions and Conditions
                                                                          1. Intrinsic Rate of Increase
                                                                            1. Limitations and Applications
                                                                            2. Logistic Growth Model
                                                                              1. Carrying Capacity Concept
                                                                                1. Density-Dependent Growth
                                                                                  1. S-Shaped Growth Curve
                                                                                  2. Stochastic Population Models
                                                                                    1. Environmental Stochasticity
                                                                                      1. Demographic Stochasticity
                                                                                        1. Extinction Risk Assessment
                                                                                        2. Structured Population Models
                                                                                          1. Age-Structured Models
                                                                                            1. Stage-Structured Models
                                                                                              1. Matrix Population Models
                                                                                            2. Population Regulation Mechanisms
                                                                                              1. Density-Dependent Regulation
                                                                                                1. Intraspecific Competition
                                                                                                  1. Predation Pressure
                                                                                                    1. Disease Transmission
                                                                                                      1. Territorial Behavior
                                                                                                      2. Density-Independent Regulation
                                                                                                        1. Weather and Climate Events
                                                                                                          1. Natural Disasters
                                                                                                            1. Catastrophic Mortality
                                                                                                            2. Population Cycles
                                                                                                              1. Predator-Prey Cycles
                                                                                                                1. Multi-Species Cycles
                                                                                                                  1. Environmental Drivers
                                                                                                                2. Metapopulation Dynamics
                                                                                                                  1. Metapopulation Concept
                                                                                                                    1. Population Subdivision
                                                                                                                      1. Local Extinctions and Recolonizations
                                                                                                                      2. Source-Sink Dynamics
                                                                                                                        1. Source Population Characteristics
                                                                                                                          1. Sink Population Characteristics
                                                                                                                            1. Net Population Flow
                                                                                                                            2. Patch Dynamics
                                                                                                                              1. Patch Quality and Size
                                                                                                                                1. Extinction Probability
                                                                                                                                  1. Colonization Probability
                                                                                                                                  2. Connectivity and Corridors
                                                                                                                                    1. Landscape Connectivity
                                                                                                                                      1. Corridor Effectiveness
                                                                                                                                        1. Stepping Stone Habitats

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