Population Ecology
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population
a group of individuals of the same species living in the same general area
population size
the number of individuals per unit area
dispersion
the spatial distribution of individuals within the population
exponential growth
describes a population that is increasing rapidly
growth rate
the amount by which a population’s size changes in a given time
survivorship curves
graph that shows the likelihood of survival at different times in the life of an organism
emigration
the movement of individuals out of a population
limiting factor
any factor that restrains the growth
carrying capacity
the number of individuals the environment can support over a long period of time
logistic growth
a model of population growth in which growth slows or stops following a period of exponential growth
immigration
the movement of individuals into a population
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