Logistic growth: Population growth that slows as population approaches carrying capacity, producing an S-shaped curve; dN/dt = rN((K−N)/K).
How to apply it: Use logistic growth to explain how resource limitations cause population growth to decelerate near K.
Course: AP Environmental Science · Unit: Populations
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