Marine Populations

Science

The largest population that an environment can support

Carrying capacity

The largest population that an environment can support. Carrying capacity. It's the maximum number of individuals an environment can sustain without harmful effects.

A species that can live and thrive in variable environmental conditions

Opportunists

A species that can live and thrive in variable environmental conditions. Opportunists. Opportunists are organisms that adapt quickly to changes in their environment, allowing them to survive and reproduce in diverse conditions.

All the organisms of the same species living in the same area

Population

All the organisms of the same species living in the same area. Population. In Science, a population is a group of the same kind of living things in a specific place.

The number of individuals per unit of area

Population density

The number of individuals per unit of area. Population density. It tells us how crowded a place is by indicating how many people live in a specific area.

Changes in population density over time

Population dynamics

Changes in population density over time. Population dynamics. Population dynamics is the study of how and why the number of individuals in a species changes over time and space.