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Factors that Influence Population Size - Coggle Diagram
Factors that Influence Population Size
What is population size?
Total number of individuals in a population
What is a population?
Group of organisms that interbreed with one another more often than they interbreed with other members of their species
Individuals added
Immigration
Births
Individuals removed
Emigration
Increased likelihood with crowding and resource decline
Density-Dependent Limiting Factors
Predation
Parasitism
Disease
Competition for limited resources
Intraspecific competition
What is carrying capacity?
Maximum number of individuals of a particular species that a population's environment can support indefinitely
Density-Independent Limiting Factors
Natural disasters
Weather-related events
Human-caused events