Ecologists conduct population studies to understand population dynamics by investigating how the NUMBER of individuals increases or decreases over time. It is a fundamental role of ecologists.
Ecology and populations
Ecology refers to the discipline that studies the associations between living organisms and their physical environment.
Population ecology is a subdiscipline that studies the phenomena that affect the distribution and abundance of populations.
A population can be defined as a group of individuals of the same population that live in a determined area.
