Project objectives
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- Bachelor programme in Biomathematics
- New book on stochastic population dynamics
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Project objectives
Based on a general theoretical
framework in stochastic population ecology
- to identify
under which conditions climate will most strongly affect
spatio-temporal variation in the population dynamics of
vertebrates. By this approach we will
- examine
quantitatively how an expected change in climate will affect
population processes in space and time, using both
terrestrial and marine examples. Such information will be
crucial when
- designing monitor-schemes or relating trends
in population fluctuations to expected changes in climate.
Specific questions:
- Question 1: Can intra-specific variation in the effects of
climate on vertebrate population dynamics be predicted from
knowledge of basic population dynamical parameters
(e.g. specific growth rate, form of density regulation)?
- Question 2: What are the life history characteristics of
species that are likely to be most strongly influenced by
variation in climate?
- Question 3: How does climate affect the spatial scale of
synchrony in population fluctuations?
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