J and S Curves的曲线.pptVIP

J and S Curves J and S Curves If things were perfect for a population and all the individuals survived and reproduced at the maximum rate, that growth rate is called the biotic potential. It is certainly not common for a population to grow at its biotic potential. When fish are introduced into a lake where there is plenty of food and space and there are no predators, the fish can reproduce at their biotic potential, but not for a long time. J and S Curves The graph of a population growing at its biotic potential, which is called exponential, can be very steep. The graph of a population that