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(i) What is ‘r’ in the population equation? (ii) How does the increase and decrease in the value of ‘r’ affect the population size?
Asked by Topperlearning User | 16 Jun, 2014, 04:19: PM
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(i) ‘r’ in the population equation is the intrinsic rate of natural increase in the population.

(ii) An increase in the value of ‘r’ will increase the population size. When ‘r’ decreases, the population size also decreases.

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