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Tundra \newline % Row Count 4 (+ 1) - coldest biome, permafrost and stunted \newline % Row Count 5 (+ 1) -mountains, harsh wind, very short growing season \newline % Row Count 7 (+ 2) 2. Boreal Forest (Taiga) \newline % Row Count 8 (+ 1) - Densely populated by coniferous trees \newline % Row Count 9 (+ 1) - not below the Equator \newline % Row Count 10 (+ 1) -Harsh winter, short growing \newline % Row Count 11 (+ 1) 3. Temperate Rainforest \newline % Row Count 12 (+ 1) -mild temperature \newline % Row Count 13 (+ 1) -lots of rain \newline % Row Count 14 (+ 1) -evergreen forest (Giants) \newline % Row Count 15 (+ 1) 4. Temperate Seasonal Forest \newline % Row Count 16 (+ 1) - moderate temperature and precipitation \newline % Row Count 17 (+ 1) - deciduous trees (oak, maple etc.) \newline % Row Count 18 (+ 1) - low continentality \newline % Row Count 19 (+ 1) 5. 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Subtropical desert \newline % Row Count 2 (+ 1) -hot temp, scarce rain \newline % Row Count 3 (+ 1) -long growing season% Row Count 4 (+ 1) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Five State Factors}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{1. Climate \newline % Row Count 1 (+ 1) 2. Topography \newline % Row Count 2 (+ 1) 3. Parent Material \newline % Row Count 3 (+ 1) 4. Potential Biota \newline % Row Count 4 (+ 1) 5. 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Dispersal \newline % Row Count 17 (+ 1) -the movement of individuals% Row Count 18 (+ 1) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Population growth}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Type 1, Type 2, Type 3 - Percentage of survivors (log(lx*100))/(Max life span) \newline % Row Count 2 (+ 2) lx = proportion of those born Nx/N0 \newline % Row Count 3 (+ 1) bx = average number of female offspring an individual female has during x \newline % Row Count 5 (+ 2) lxbx = replaced \% of the starting population \newline % Row Count 6 (+ 1) R0 = Net reproductive rate sum of lxbx \newline % Row Count 7 (+ 1) snakes/snake/gen \newline % Row Count 8 (+ 1) T= generation time sumof xlxbx/R0 \newline % Row Count 9 (+ 1) r= per capita growth rate InR0/T \newline % Row Count 10 (+ 1) snakes/snake/inst.time \newline % Row Count 11 (+ 1) BIDE \newline % Row Count 12 (+ 1) N=B+I-D-E \newline % Row Count 13 (+ 1) N/T=BIDE/change T \newline % Row Count 14 (+ 1) r= b-d \newline % Row Count 15 (+ 1) dN/dt=rNt \newline % Row Count 16 (+ 1) Nt=N0e\textasciicircum{}rt \newline % Row Count 17 (+ 1) r=rmax((K-Nt)/K) \newline % Row Count 18 (+ 1) dN/dt = rmaxNt((K-N)/K)% Row Count 19 (+ 1) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Intraspecific interactios}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Intraspecific interactions \newline % Row Count 1 (+ 1) - Behaviours directed towards the recipient from an actor \newline % Row Count 3 (+ 2) Actor - doing the thing \newline % Row Count 4 (+ 1) Recipient - getting the thing \newline % Row Count 5 (+ 1) Cooperation - benefits both - forging, protection \newline % Row Count 6 (+ 1) Selfishness - benefits actor - self protection \newline % Row Count 7 (+ 1) Altruism - benefits recipient - kin selection greenbeard, reciprocal, costly signaling \newline % Row Count 9 (+ 2) Spite - no benifit% Row Count 10 (+ 1) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Help}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Help test% Row Count 1 (+ 1) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}