1a. what happened to the seal population as the whale population increased? 1b. What appears to be the carrying capacity of the whale and seal population in the graph? 1c. Between which years of the study does overshoot occur for each population? 1d. What are the limitations of the population growth study? Is it a realistic representation of an arctic marine ecosystem? Please provide detailed support for your opinion.
1a. what happened to the seal population as the whale population increased? 1b. What appears to be the carrying capacity of the whale and seal population in the graph? 1c. Between which years of the study does overshoot occur for each population? 1d. What are the limitations of the population growth study? Is it a realistic representation of an arctic marine ecosystem? Please provide detailed support for your opinion.
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1a. what happened to the seal population as the whale population increased?
1b. What appears to be the carrying capacity of the whale and seal population in the graph?
1c. Between which years of the study does overshoot occur for each population?
1d. What are the limitations of the population growth study? Is it a realistic representation of an arctic marine ecosystem? Please provide detailed support for your opinion.

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