According to the logistic growth model, what happens to a population when the size of the population reaches carrying capacity?

2 Answers

Logistic population growth occurs when the growth rate decreases as the population reaches carrying capacity.

Explanation:

  1. The logistic population growth occurs when the growth rate of decreases as the population reaches the carrying capacity.
  2. The carrying capacity is the maximum number of individuals in a population that the environment can support. Thank.
Nov 16, 2016

When a population approaches the carrying capacity, the population approaches its maximum size.

Explanation:

Under the logistic growth model, a population can never actually reach the environmental carrying capacity (assuming this capacity is a stable value).