3. Short-term limiting factors (with noticeable effects in less than one year population growth, or reduce total human population size, include all of the following factors except: A. warfare (either civil wars or international wars) B. epidemics with high mortality disease agents C. major chemical or radioactive spills D. disruption of food distribution E. soil erosion

3. Short-term limiting factors (with noticeable effects in less than one year population growth, or reduce total human population size, include all of the following factors except: A. warfare (either civil wars or international wars) B. epidemics with high mortality disease agents C. major chemical or radioactive spills D. disruption of food distribution E. soil erosion

Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)

4th Edition

ISBN:9781305389892

Author:Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan

Publisher:Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan

Chapter52: Population Ecology

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 4TYK: The model of exponential population growth predicts that the per capita population growth rate r: a....

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