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density dependence

density dependence noun: regulation of population growth by mechanisms controlled by the size of the population; especially the curtailment of growth by crowding, predators and competition.

Noun

density dependence (plural density dependences)

  1. Regulation of population growth by mechanisms controlled by the size of the population; especially the curtailment of growth by crowding, predators and competition

Forms of density dependence

pluraldensity dependences

Questions about density dependence

What does density dependence mean?
Density dependence means regulation of population growth by mechanisms controlled by the size of the population; especially the curtailment of growth by crowding, predators and competition.
What part of speech is density dependence?
Density dependence is a noun.
What is the plural of density dependence?
The plural of density dependence is density dependences.

Words near density dependence in the dictionary

  1. densitometrist
  2. densitometrists
  3. densitometry
  4. densitovolumetry
  5. density
  6. density dependence
  7. density dependences
  8. density function
  9. density functions
  10. density matrices
  11. density matrix

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