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Roseate Spoonbill

Roseate Spoonbill. What is it?. A “wading” bird Lives in Florida Feeds on: Invertebrates Amphibians Fish. Feeding. http://vimeo.com/19732047. Population Biology. Population: Individuals of the same species in an area Birth Rate: The number of individuals that are born in a year

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Roseate Spoonbill

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  1. Roseate Spoonbill

  2. What is it? • A “wading” bird • Lives in Florida • Feeds on: • Invertebrates • Amphibians • Fish

  3. Feeding • http://vimeo.com/19732047

  4. Population Biology • Population: • Individuals of the same species in an area • Birth Rate: • The number of individuals that are born in a year • Death Rate: • The number of individuals that die in a year

  5. Spoonbill Scientist Florida Everglades • 5 Spoonbills • Birth Rate = 2 • Death Rate = 1 • How many birds in 5 yrs? • Hypothesis?

  6. X-axis

  7. y-axis x-axis

  8. y-axis Data point x-axis

  9. Year 1 • 10 Spoonbills

  10. Population Growth of Spoonbills • You are a scientist in the Florida Everglades • Number of birds = 5 spoonbills • Birth Rate= 2 • Death Rate = 1 • How many birds after 5 years?

  11. Year 2 • 20 Spoonbills

  12. Population Growth of Spoonbills • You are a scientist in the Florida Everglades • Number of birds = 5 spoonbills • Birth Rate= 2 • Death Rate = 1 • How many birds after 5 years?

  13. Year 3 • 40 Spoonbills

  14. Year 4 • 80 Spoonbills

  15. Population Growth of Spoonbills • You are a scientist in the Florida Everglades • Number of birds = 5 spoonbills • Birth Rate= 2 • Death Rate = 1 • How many birds after 5 years?

  16. Year 5 • 160 Spoonbills

  17. Population Growth of Spoonbills • You are a scientist in the Florida Everglades • Number of birds = 5 spoonbills • Birth Rate= 2 • Death Rate = 1 • How many birds after 5 years?

  18. EXPONENTIAL GROWTH Growth Curve

  19. Year 6 • 320 Spoonbills

  20. Year 7 • 640 Spoonbills

  21. Year 20 • 5,242,880 Spoonbills

  22. Question • What would prevent exponential growth?

  23. http://www.mathcs.org/java/programs/PopDynamics/index.html

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