Population ecology is the study of how populations ... biodiversity: The variety of types of organisms, habitats, and ecosystems on Earth or in a particular place. exponential growth: Continuous ...

Figure 3 shows actual data from a population of Dall sheep (Ovis dalii), which exhibit Type I survivorship ... Journal of Animal Ecology 51, 523–527 (1982).

Researchers at Rice University have uncovered a critical link between rising temperatures and declines in a species' population, shedding new light on how global warming threatens natural ecosystems.