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3.5 Population Growth and Resource Availability

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Population growth is limited by environmental factors, especially by available resources and space. Resource availability and the total resource base are limited and finite over all scales of time.

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9 lessons

  1. 3.1Generalist and Specialist SpeciesPreview lesson
  2. 3.2K-Selected r-Selected SpeciesPreview lesson
  3. 3.3Survivorship CurvesPreview lesson
  4. 3.4Carrying CapacityPreview lesson
  5. 3.5Population Growth and Resource AvailabilityThis lesson
  6. 3.6Age Structure DiagramsPreview lesson
  7. 3.7Total Fertility RatePreview lesson
  8. 3.8Human Population DynamicsPreview lesson
  9. 3.9Demographic TransitionPreview lesson

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