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Additional Resources:
Objective 1: Define population ecology and identify population distributions seen in nature.
I’ve chosen the following resources to support this objective:
- NASA | April 2020 | Species Distribution Modeling Data
- U.S. EPA | September 2016 | Climate Change Impacts by Sector
Objective 2: Recognize the role that population size and density play in population dynamics.
I’ve chosen the following resources to support this objective:
- Yale360 | March 2013 | Counting Species: What It Says About Human Toll on Wildlife
- Virtual Biology Lab | 2016 | Logistic Growth, Estimating Population Size and Mark/Recapture simulations
- Directions: Play around with any of these models to gain a better understanding of the dynamic change that can occur in populations.
- USGS | Eastern Ecological Science Center | Population Estimation
- Directions: Click through any of these page links to learn more about tools scientists use to determine size of animal populations for wildlife management.
Objective 3: Identify population growth models and factors that affect population growth.
I’ve chosen the following resources to support this objective:
National Park Service | August 2020 | Yellowstone Cycles and Processes
Objective 4: Compare species life history strategies and discuss population management approaches.
I’ve chosen the following resources to support this objective:
- Oregon State University | Brenda McComb, Benjamin Zuckerberg, David Vesely, and Christopher Jordan | Monitoring Animal Populations and their Habitats: A Practitioner’s Guide
- Sci-ology | March 2019 | r and K selection | 4:53 minutes
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | Deer Population Goals
- Directions: Review this example of a wildlife management plan for deer in Wisconsin.
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | September 2018 | North American Model for Wildlife Conservation
- Clemson Cooperative Extension | August 2018 | Developing a Wildlife Management Plan
- Directions: Review this if you are interested in learning more about the steps to developing a wildlife management plan.