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Suppose that you have a logistically growing population with rate of increase r = 2 in a
habitat where carrying capacity K = 50. Suppose also that the habitat is overpopulated, with N = 60. (Note that N is larger than the carrying capacity, which means that the population size is larger than the habitat can support). Use the equation for
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