A | B |
primary succession | succession for the first time |
secondary succession | succession where there were populations previously |
pioneer species | the first plants that grow in an area |
population | a group of individuals from a species that live in a habitat |
growth rate | the change in the number of a population |
birthrate | the number of births in a population in a time period |
death rate | the number of deaths in a population in a time period |
population density | the number of individuals in a certain amount of area |
dispersion | how the individuals are arranged in a space |
random dispersion | type of dispersion where there is no pattern |
even dispersion | type of dispersion where individuals are spaced evenly |
clumped dispersion | type of dispersion where individuals are in clusters |
immigration | individuals move INTO a population |
emigration | individuals move OUT of a population |
demography | the scientific study of human populations |
r-strategists | species that reproduce quickly and in large numbers |
K-strategists | species that reproduce slowly and in low numbers |
age structure | the number of males and females of each age in the population |