Logistic growth describes a population's growth when it is limited by the carrying capacity (K) of its environment. As the population size approaches K, the growth rate slows down due to resource scarcity, increased competition, predation, or disease, resulting in an S-shaped curve.
A growing population cannot increase indefinitely at a geometric rate because a given habitat has a carrying capacity. This type of growth is known as:
Asked in UPSC Geoscientist 2021 · Topic: Ecology (Ecological Principles: Carrying Capacity, Limiting Factors)
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