Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305073951
Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Concept introduction: Density-independent factors are those that increasingly limit the population growth to the same degree regardless of population density. Certain environmental conditions that decrease the population size are said to be density-independent limiting factors, as the crowding does not influence the likelihood of their occurrence or the magnitude of their effect.

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