Topic 8.4: Effect of Density on Populations

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Population density

How close individuals within a population live near one another

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Density-dependent factors

Abiotic or biotic factors whose effect on population size relies in a population’s density

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Name four density-dependent factors.

Competition for resources

Territoriality

Disease

Predation

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Density-independent factors

Abiotic or biotic factors that affect population size regardless of population density

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Name five density-independent factors.

Natural disasters

Floods

Forest fires

Volcanic eruptions

Pollution

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Logistic-growth model

Population growth that initially starts slowly, immediately followed by exponential growth, and ends with a relatively stable maximum growth