What is the limiting factor for the hare's population growth? 160 snowshoe hare lynx 120 80 40 population (in thousands)

If the deer population is decreasing what would you expect to happen to the wolf population? Why?

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Based on the ideal free distribution, if we have 6 flamingoes total, how many flamingoes will you most likely find in the High-quality habitat, and how many in the Low-quality habitat? Benefit per flamingo 10 9 8 74 54 32 1 o 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Number of flamingoes High-quality habitat Low-quality habitat

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Given that white-tailed deer give birth to fawns each spring, which population growth model would be the most appropriate and why?

In the Lotka-Volterra equations for predator (P) and prey (V) population sizes, shown below, what term represents the carrying capacity for each species? dV = rV - pVP сpVP — d,P dt dP I3| dt O Pand V dP and dV p and c pVP and dpP Carrying capacity is not represented in the Lotka-Volterra equations

10 Lemming population 0.1 1. 0.1 0.001 Stoat 0.01 population 0.00001 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 Year Lemmings per 2.5 acres 10 Lemmings' winter nests occupied by stoats per 2.5 acres