According to the logistic growth model, what happens to a population when the size of the population reaches carrying capacity?
2 Answers
Nov 16, 2016
Logistic population growth occurs when the growth rate decreases as the population reaches carrying capacity.
Explanation:
- The logistic population growth occurs when the growth rate of decreases as the population reaches the carrying capacity.
- 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).