Major component of ecological niche

1. Space Habitat

2. Eating habit

3. Environmental variant

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Dispersion of a population describes the spacing of individuals with respect to one another within the geographic range of a population

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Populations of any species can grow at an incredibly rapid rate, given the right conditions.

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Negative density dependence occurs when the rate of population growth decreases as population density increases.

Ex - limited supply of resources, such as food, nesting sites, and physical space.

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Clustered dispersions

Social groups

Clustered resources

Offspring that remain close to their parents.

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To calculate the future size of a population

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Area- and volume-based surveys, Surveys that define the boundaries of an area or volume and then count all the individuals in the space