FORESTRY
ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT
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Question
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density-dependent factor
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population density
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dispersion
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density-independent factor
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Detailed explanation-1: -Different environmental factors can have varied impacts on population growth. The major factors that affect population growth are food resources, availability of space, diseases, competition, and air quality, and so on. These factors are common to the different species like animals, humans and micro-organisms.
Detailed explanation-2: -Topography, Climate, Soil, Water, Minerals, Social factors like Health and education facilities, Industries or Economic activities and cultural activities can affect the population density of a country.
Detailed explanation-3: -Density-dependent factors, like disease or competition for food, kill a higher percentage of individuals when the population density is higher. In contrast, density-independent factors, like wildfires or natural disasters, kill the same percentage of individuals regardless of their population density.