WildlifeEcology-MichiganForestsForever.pptVIP

WHAT IS WILDLIFE? VERTEBRATES THE SPECIES ! THREATENED ENDANGERED OTHER “TE” DEFINITIONS FOREST ECOLOGY BASICS COMPOSITION INVASIVE SPECIES A FEW U.P. EXAMPLES STRUCTURE VERTICAL STRUCTURE HORIZONTAL STRUCTURE EDGES, SNAGS, ANDFRAGMENTATION FUNCTION ENERGY CAPTURE CYCLING SUCCESSION DISTURBANCE WHAT IS HABITAT? POPULATIONS vs. INDIVIDUALS Age Structure Sex Ratio Natality Mortality Lifespan Interspecific Dynamics Intraspecific Dynamics Territoriality Home Range Migrations Carrying Capacity POPULATION DYNAMICS S-curve of population growth Annual cycles Short and long-term cycles Irregular a