scholarly journals A MICRO-LEVEL ‘CONSUMER APPROACH’ TO SPECIES POPULATION DYNAMICS

2008 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
THOMAS CHRISTIAANS ◽  
THOMAS EICHNER ◽  
RÜDIGER PETHIG
Keyword(s):  
Population Dynamics ◽  
Species Population ◽  
Micro Level

scholarly journals A Micro-Level 'Consumer Approach' to Species Population Dynamics

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Christiaans ◽  
Thomas Eichner ◽  
Rudiger Pethig
Keyword(s):  
Population Dynamics ◽  
Species Population ◽  
Micro Level

scholarly journals Impacts of predator-mediated interactions along a climatic gradient on the population dynamics of an alpine bird

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diana E. Bowler ◽  
Mikkel A. J. Kvasnes ◽  
Hans C. Pedersen ◽  
Brett K. Sandercock ◽  
Erlend B. Nilsen
Keyword(s):  
Population Dynamics ◽  
Species Interactions ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Boreal Ecosystems ◽  
Prey Switching ◽  
Predator Prey ◽  
Classic Theory ◽  
Species Population ◽  
Cyclic Dynamics ◽  
Ground Nesting

AbstractAccording to classic theory, species’ population dynamics and distributions are less influenced by species interactions under harsh climatic conditions compared to under more benign climatic conditions. In alpine and boreal ecosystems in Fennoscandia, the cyclic dynamics of rodents strongly affect many other species, including ground-nesting birds such as ptarmigan. According to the ‘alternative prey hypothesis’ (APH), the densities of ground-nesting birds and rodents are positively associated due to predator-prey dynamics and prey-switching. However, it remains unclear how the strength of these predator-mediated interactions change along a climatic harshness gradient in comparison with the effects of climatic variation. We built a hierarchical Bayesian model to estimate the sensitivity of ptarmigan populations to interannual variation in climate and rodent occurrence across Norway during 2007–2017. Ptarmigan abundance was positively linked with rodent occurrence, consistent with the APH. Moreover, we found that rodent dynamics had stronger effects on ptarmigan in colder regions. Our study highlights how species interactions play an important role for the population dynamics of species at higher latitudes and suggests that they can become even more important in the most climatically harsh regions.

scholarly journals Coarse, Medium or Fine? A Quantum Mechanics Approach to Single Species Population Dynamics

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olcay Akman ◽  
Leon Arriola ◽  
Aditi Ghosh ◽  
Ryan Schroeder
Keyword(s):  
Population Dynamics ◽  
Quantum Mechanics ◽  
Single Species ◽  
Stable Equilibrium Point ◽  
Ode Model ◽  
Deterministic Models ◽  
Species Population ◽  
Quantum Approach ◽  
Single Species Population ◽  
Quantum Framework

AbstractStandard heuristic mathematical models of population dynamics are often constructed using ordinary differential equations (ODEs). These deterministic models yield pre-dictable results which allow researchers to make informed recommendations on public policy. A common immigration, natural death, and fission ODE model is derived from a quantum mechanics view. This macroscopic ODE predicts that there is only one stable equilibrium point . We therefore presume that as t → ∞, the expected value should be . The quantum framework presented here yields the same standard ODE model, however with very unexpected quantum results, namely . The obvious questions are: why isn’t , why are the probabilities ≈ 0.37, and where is the missing probability of 0.26? The answer lies in quantum tunneling of probabilities. The goal of this paper is to study these tunneling effects that give specific predictions of the uncertainty in the population at the macroscopic level. These quantum effects open the possibility of searching for “black–swan” events. In other words, using the more sophisticated quantum approach, we may be able to make quantitative statements about rare events that have significant ramifications to the dynamical system.

scholarly journals Predicting coral community recovery using multi-species population dynamics models

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (12) ◽  
pp. 1790-1799 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohsen Kayal ◽  
Hunter S. Lenihan ◽  
Andrew J. Brooks ◽  
Sally J. Holbrook ◽  
Russell J. Schmitt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Population Dynamics ◽  
Coral Community ◽  
Community Recovery ◽  
Species Population ◽  
Population Dynamics Models ◽  
Dynamics Models

scholarly journals Evaluating the effect of predation mortality on forage species population dynamics in the Northeast US continental shelf ecosystem using multispecies virtual population analysis

2008 ◽  
Vol 65 (9) ◽  
pp. 1689-1700 ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan C. Tyrrell ◽  
Jason S. Link ◽  
Hassan Moustahfid ◽  
William J. Overholtz
Keyword(s):  
Population Dynamics ◽  
Continental Shelf ◽  
Population Analysis ◽  
Northwest Atlantic ◽  
Virtual Population Analysis ◽  
Virtual Population ◽  
Predation Mortality ◽  
Forage Species ◽  
Species Population ◽  
Northeast Us

AbstractTyrrell, M. C., Link, J. S., Moustahfid, H., and Overholtz, W. J. 2008. Evaluating the effect of predation mortality on forage species population dynamics in the Northeast US continental shelf ecosystem using multispecies virtual population analysis. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 65: 1689–1700. An expanded version of multispecies virtual population analysis (MSVPA) is used to analyse the effects of predation by 14 key predators on Atlantic herring and Atlantic mackerel in the Northwest Atlantic ecosystem for the period 1982–2002. For herring, MSVPA produced greater abundance estimates than single-species assessments, especially for the youngest age classes. The average rate of predation mortality for herring aged 0 and 1 was also higher than the standard total natural mortality rate (0.2) for the 21-year time frame (0.84–3.2). The same was true for mackerel in this MSVPA (0.37–1.6). Consumptive removals of herring and mackerel generally increased over time. From 1999 to 2001, the biomass removed by predators exceeded each species' commercial landings. The sum of consumption and landings notably exceeded the multispecies maximum sustainable yield for herring for the years 1995–2002 and for mackerel for the period 1999–2002. We highlight the importance of accounting for predation on forage species in the context of changes to the fish community that have taken place in the Northwest Atlantic over the past few decades.

Testing local-scale panmixia provides insights into the cryptic ecology, evolution, and epidemiology of metazoan animal parasites

Parasitology ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 139 (8) ◽  
pp. 981-997 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARY J. GORTON ◽  
EMILY L. KASL ◽  
JILLIAN T. DETWILER ◽  
CHARLES D. CRISCIONE
Keyword(s):  
Population Dynamics ◽  
Random Mating ◽  
Local Scale ◽  
Host Population ◽  
Parasite Population ◽  
Evolutionary Significance ◽  
Metazoan Parasites ◽  
Equal Chance ◽  
Single Host ◽  
Species Population

SUMMARYWhen every individual has an equal chance of mating with other individuals, the population is classified as panmictic. Amongst metazoan parasites of animals, local-scale panmixia can be disrupted due to not only non-random mating, but also non-random transmission among individual hosts of a single host population or non-random transmission among sympatric host species. Population genetics theory and analyses can be used to test the null hypothesis of panmixia and thus, allow one to draw inferences about parasite population dynamics that are difficult to observe directly. We provide an outline that addresses 3 tiered questions when testing parasite panmixia on local scales: is there greater than 1 parasite population/species, is there genetic subdivision amongst infrapopulations within a host population, and is there asexual reproduction or a non-random mating system? In this review, we highlight the evolutionary significance of non-panmixia on local scales and the genetic patterns that have been used to identify the different factors that may cause or explain deviations from panmixia on a local scale. We also discuss how tests of local-scale panmixia can provide a means to infer parasite population dynamics and epidemiology of medically relevant parasites.

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