2020考研英语阅读冲刺模拟题及答案解析(2).pdfVIP

As Gilbert White ，Darwin ， and others observed long ago ， all species appear to have the innate capacity to increase their numbers from generation to generation. The task for ecologists is to untangle the environmental and biological factors that hold this intrinsic capacity for population growth in check over the long run. The great variety of dynamic behaviors exhibited by different population makes this task more difficult ： some populations remain roughly constant from year to year others exhibit regular cycles of abundance and scarcity still others vary w