What Factors May Affect the Carrying Capacity for a Species

question 12

Essay

What factors may affect the carrying capacity for a species in an environment? Is the carrying capacity usually a fixed number,and why or why not?

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Corporate Affairs

A department within a company dealing with external relations, communication, and strategic management issues.

Annual Report

a comprehensive report on a company's activities throughout the preceding year, intended to give shareholders and other interested people information about the company's performance and financial position.

Secondary Information

Secondary information refers to data that was collected by someone else for a different purpose but is being utilized for a current research or analysis.

Minority Population Growth

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