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POPULATION DYNAMICS

Population Dynamics
 It refers to how populations of a species
changes over time.
 Population Dynamics is the portion of ecology
that deals with the variation in time and space
of population size and density for one or more
species.
What are the dynamics of population
growth?
Continuously gaining individuals through births
and losing individuals through deaths.
What are the 4 population dynamics?
 Birth
 Death
 Immigration
 Emigration
What is the main cause of population
growth?
Massive improvements in birth rates and slowing
mortality rates
What are 2 things that decrease a
population?
 Mortality
 Emigration
Why is population dynamics important?

It has important effects on the nature and rate of


evolution

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