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Population Dynamics in a Homogeneous Environment

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Mathematical Ecology

Part of the book series: Biomathematics ((BIOMATHEMATICS,volume 17))

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Ecology, freely translated from the Greek expression, means “the study of the household of nature.” A population is a collection of organisms, usually of the same species, that occupy a prescribed region and function together as an ecological entity. While most populations consist of a single species, the definition of a population is intended to be sufficiently broad to include assemblages of species such as those that can interbreed to produce viable hybrids. Another example might be lichen populations where the algae and fungi are so closely associated that they function as a single species. Population ecology, in the sense meant here, refers to the structure and function of a collection of organisms as an autecological unit and, as such, addresses the more purely biological aspects of ecology.

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  1. Department of Mathematics and Program in Ecology, University of Tennessee, 37996-1300, Knoxville, TN, USA

    Thomas G. Hallam

  2. Section of Ecology & Systematics and Ecosystems Research Center, Cornell University, 14853-0239, Ithaca, NY, USA

    Simon A. Levin

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Hallam, T.G. (1986). Population Dynamics in a Homogeneous Environment. In: Hallam, T.G., Levin, S.A. (eds) Mathematical Ecology. Biomathematics, vol 17. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69888-0_4

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