In logistic growth, large values of r (e.g., >3) can cause the population size to stay greater than K for multiple generations briefly exceed K but then stabilize at K thereafter never increase beyond the initial number fluctuate chaotically gradually approach K and then stabilize at K thereafter

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Chapter19: Population And Community Ecology
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Problem 19CTQ: Describe the growth at various parts of the S-shaped curve of logistic growth.
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In logistic growth, large values of r (e.g., >3) can cause the population size to

  1. stay greater than K for multiple generations
  2. briefly exceed K but then stabilize at K thereafter
  3. never increase beyond the initial number
  4. fluctuate chaotically
  5. gradually approach K and then stabilize at K thereafter
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