Species a Is a Nonreproductive Shrub You Have Been Studying $\lambda$

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Essay

Species A is a nonreproductive shrub you have been studying for 3 years after a wildfire destroyed all the vegetation on your field site. In year 0, 340 individuals were tagged. In year 1, 288 were still alive. In year 2, 250 were alive. In year 3, 200 remained. The data from the control, no wildfire site, documents that species A becomes reproductive in year 3 with a $\lambda$ of 1.21. Identify the density-independent factor(s) and some of the density-dependent factor(s) in this scenario and role they play in determining species A's population density.

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