8.4

Effect of Density of Populations

AP Biology

Effect of Density on Populations

Why populations stop growing

Density-dependent factors

Competition

Predation

Disease and parasitism

Accumulation of waste

Territoriality

Density-independent factors

Key differences

Density-dependent regulation and carrying capacity

Allee effect

K-selection and density-dependent regulation

Population dynamics in practice

Fisheries management

Conservation biology

Vocabulary