Course overview
In this free online course on population ecology and threatened species, you will learn about various theories of population growth and regulation studies and their applications. Consider population parameters and demographic techniques then learn about the distribution, abundance and measurement of threatened species. This comprehensive course will also teach you about different ecological processes.
Course description
Learn about the essential concepts of population studies and their applications in this free course that includes different theories of population growth, regulation, parameters and demographic techniques. Then, this course will help you analyze some of the specific traits that can be discerned from a community as well as how they form and change.
The complex relationship between biodiversity and stability will also be discussed and you will study the distribution, abundance and measurement of threatened species. This includes analysis of geographic distributions, dispersal and anthropogenic factors, as well as some push and pull elements. You will also study population dynamics and extinction in greater detail. The material will then lead into characteristics of population dynamics, such as stochastic factors or 'chance effect' and deterministic factors. At the end of this course, you will learn about the important ecological processes that are a part of in-situ and ex-situ conservation.
Habit displacement or fragmentation is discussed during this course and you will be taught about the detrimental effect this has on threatened species. Do you know why the black rhino is threatened with extinction in the wild? This course can answer that question and also give you hope for the future of threatened species by emphasizing the importance of conservation. This free online course will be of great benefit to those with an interest in learning about or working in the area of population ecology and threatened species.
Entry requirements
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Learning outcome
- Describe population parameters and demographic techniques
- Explain different population parameters
- Discuss the concept of rainforest herpetofauna and pan (or bowl) traps for pollinators
- Analyze the problems of dynamics and statics
- Describe the roles of environmental factors in the formation of plague
- Explain pull and push factors, as well as dispersal and anthropogenic factors
- Discuss the idea of population control with inhibition
- Analyze the factors of population dynamics, such as stochastic factors and deterministic factors
- Explain the difference between habitat fragmentation and habitat displacement
- Recall Liebig’s law of the minimum, and Shelford’s law of tolerance
Knowledge and skills you will learn
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