Population Ecology Vocabulary

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The number of females and males of each age contained in a population...

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age structure

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Factors that are influential only when population density reaches a certain level...

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density-dependent limiting factor

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The maximum number of individuals of a particular species that an environment can support...

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carrying capacity

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When a population's growth slows then stops, following a period of exponential growth...

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logistic growth

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The larger a population gets, the faster it grows...

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exponential growth

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Movement into a range from elsewhere...

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immigration

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The number of individuals per unit of area...

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population density

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Movement out of a range...

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emigration

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A factor that controls the growth of a population...

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limiting factor

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The study of human populations...

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demography