Talk:Population dynamics

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[edit] Moved comment from article

Comment added by User:Jackzhp - [1] Song Jian's model should be mentioned here. Song Jian's model is the same as Sharpe-Lotka model?

[edit] Merge proposal

These articles appear to have almost identical content, and "Age class structure" should be a subsection within this article. Tug201 09:13, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Survey

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oppose age class structure is a component element of population dynamics. let it evolve. Anlace 01:11, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

oppose - Age Class Structure is a fairly basic aspect of fisheries management. I've been noticing a general dearth of fisheries-related material in the fish articles here, for example there also doesn't appear to be an article for catch-per-unit-effort (CPUE), even though that's one of the most basic measures of the field. If Age Class Structure is to be merged anywhere, it ought to be into an article about fisheries science - an article that stands separate, rather than in scattered bits of other articles like it is now. NerwenGreen 06:42, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Change definition

I would define population dynamics as "the study of the evolution of the numbers of individuals, or some trait of these individuals, under the influence of internal or external causes."

With the current definition, population dynamics is restricted to a small subset of population dynamics (population dynamics of stars, for example, is de facto excluded with current definition, as are epidemiology, physiologically structured models, etc.).

Zanzibarr\'e 07:48, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

i understand the point you are making Zanzibarr, but i disagree with you on the way to implement. Let this article on population dynamics address purely ecology. that is the overwhelming use of the term in science and also see google. If you would like to have separate treatments on the subjects you mention, why not start a new article called Population dynamics (astronomy) or some such. Also we could have a small section at the end of the Population dynamics article acknowledging there are other uses of the study of population dynamics beyond biology. regards Anlace 17:14, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] DNR Deer Population

  The mention of the DNR trying to control the deer population because of an unnatrual condition caused by hunting is false. Hunting has been the main remedy of overpopulation, not the cause. More does than bucks are harvested every year. Most does reproduce exponetialy. Meaning one doe usually has twins. By harvesting bucks from the population, does have less chance of reproducing.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.236.117.146 (talk) 18:40, 11 November 2007 (UTC)