If this ratio R is equal to 1, then the population is randomly dispersed.

If R is significantly greater than 1, the population is evenly dispersed

If R is significantly less than 1, the population is clumped

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ECOLOGICAL RELEASE

Ecological release is the expansion of range, habitat, and/or  resource usage by an organism.

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Exponential growth

Describes population growth for continuous breeders

Such as bacteria, internal parasites, some insects, or humans, reproduction can be continuous.

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Population sizes at various times

N_t = N₀e^rt

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Per capita rate of increase, r, related to the net reproductive rate, R₀