For two species A and B in competition, the carrying capacities, competition coefficients, per capita growth rate and population size are

KA = 1000           KB = 1200    α of B= 1     β of A= .5       rB= .5         r A= .3                

AN= 500                  BN= 200

According to the Lotka-Volterra model, what is growth rate of species A?

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#Section 5: Applied Ecology & Evolution

Aquatic ecosystems that are most readily damaged by acid are those that lack an important buffer that dissolves into the runoff after a precipitation event. What is this buffer?

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#Section 1: Ecology

Advantages of group living include _______________.

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#Section 1: Ecology

Reciprocal transplant experiments are designed to reveal whether differences between populations are due to:

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#Section 1: Ecology

____ is likely to lead to a situation in which the size of a population fluctuates wildly.

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#Section 1: Ecology

Prairie dogs once covered the expanses of the Great Plains. Their grazing made the grass more nutritious for the huge herds of bison, and a variety of snakes, raptors, and mammals   preyed on the rodents. In fact, the black- footed ferret (now endangered) specialized in prairie dog predation. Today, growing housing and agricultural developments have covered many prairie dog towns. Which of the following statements about prairie dogs is true?