Vocabulary Term Details

Population dynamics

Definition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population_dynamics)

Population dynamics is the branch of life sciences that studies short-term and long-term changes in the size and age composition of populations, and the biological and environmental processes influencing those changes. Population dynamics deals with the way populations are affected by birth and death rates, and by immigration and emigration, and studies topics such as ageing populations or population decline. (Wikipedia)

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Broader TermsNarrower TermsRelated Terms
Phenomena
Algal blooms
Migration
Population decrease
Population explosion
Population growth
Animal population
Birth rate
Human population
Mortality
Plant population

This term is used for the following terms: 
Population change

Approved Date
22-Jul-2013

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