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Population density |
is the number of organisms per unit area |
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Dispersion |
is the pattern of spacing of a population within an area |
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Clumped dispersion |
poplulation is spaced in herds. they roam or are spaced in groups |
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Random dispersion |
poplulation is spaced throughout ecosystem with no pattern |
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Uniform dispersion |
populaton is spaced in a pattern with each individual taking up an equal amount of space |
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density-independent factor |
is any factor in the environment that does not depend on population density |
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density-dependent factor |
is any factor in the environment that depends on population density |
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Emigration |
is the number of individuals moving away from a population |
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Immigration |
is the number of individuals moving into a population |
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The carrying capacity |
is the maximum number of individuals in a species that an environment can support long term |
