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An ecologist is studying a population of beetles and determines N=2000. During same time (that the...

An ecologist is studying a population of beetles and determines N=2000. During same time (that the population is N=2000), he also records 200 births and 120 deaths in the population over a one month period. Using this information, answer these questions.

a) Estimate r, the per capita growth rate in months and use it in the continuous model of population growth to estimate population size in 8 months.

b) Given the same per capita growth rate as above, how much time will it take the population to double?

c) Assume K for this population is 8000 (and N=2000), is the population growth rate increasing or decreasing?

d) Given that K = 8000, what is the population growth rate when N=2000?

e) What is r in time units of years?

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a) per capita growth rate, r = 0.04/month

Population size in 8 months = 2754

The explanation for all answers is given below:

gladiator answered 1 year ago
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