Intraspecific competition

Interspecific Competition

Types of competition (2)

explain the milkshake analogy

significance of α12

Isocline

isocline - no crossover

solving isoclines

algebraic solutions to isoclines

mete-analysis of experimental studies

character displacement

test to see if competition affects species distribution

Lotka-Volterra Model of predation

Predation Types (6)

Lotka-Volterra Model of predation - predator

trends in prey isocline

trends in predator isocline

Neutrally stable equilibrium point

Assumptions of Lotka-Volterra Model of Predation (6)

functional response curve for controlling prey populations

requirements for stable cycling in closed population

Community

Species richness

log-normal distribution

species diversity

Ecological Succesion

Primary Succession

Secondary Succession

mechanism facilitation

mechanisms of initial floristics model

inhibition mechanism

tolerance mechanism

traits to define stability (5)

keystone species

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