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| The movement of individuals into a population from another population. |
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| The movement of individuals out of a population into another population. |
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| Occurs when population size increases dramatically over time. |
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| Population starts with slow growth followed by brief period of exponential before leveling off at a stable size. |
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| Maximum number of individuals of a particular species that the environment can normally and consistently support. |
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| Dramatic decline in population over short period of time. |
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| A factor that keeps the size of the population down. |
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| Density-dependent Limiting Factors |
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| Factors that are effected by the number of individuals in a given area. |
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| Density-independent Limiting Factors |
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| Aspect of the environment that limit a population regardless of the size of the population. |
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