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Population growth applies to Exponential growth. Activate to inspect this relation.Population growth influences Food web. Activate to inspect this relation.Natural selection influences Population growth. Activate to inspect this relation.Predation influences Population growth. Activate to inspect this relation.Predation is part of Food web. Activate to inspect this relation.Carrying capacity constrains Population growth. Activate to inspect this relation.Demographic transition explains Population growth. Activate to inspect this relation.Fertility rate influences Demographic transition. Activate to inspect this relation.Fertility rate influences Natural Increase. Activate to inspect this relation.Mortality Rate influences Natural Increase. Activate to inspect this relation.Natural Increase is part of Population growth. Activate to inspect this relation.Migration is part of Population growth. Activate to inspect this relation.Demographic transition explains Fertility rate. Activate to inspect this relation.Demographic transition explains Mortality Rate. Activate to inspect this relation.Mortality Rate influences Life Expectancy. Activate to inspect this relation.Fertility rate influences Age Structure. Activate to inspect this relation.Demographic transition influences Age Structure. Activate to inspect this relation.Mortality Rate is part of Life Table. Activate to inspect this relation.Natural IncreasePopulation growthFertility rateMortality RateExponential growthFood webNatural selectionCarrying capacityPredationDemographic transitionMigrationAge StructureLife ExpectancyLife Table
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Natural Increase

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Natural increase is the growth of a population from the excess of births over deaths, excluding migration.

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Demography
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Cross-disciplinary bridge — reaches Actuarial Science, Biology, Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, Sociology
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  • This view connects 15 disciplines: Actuarial Science, Agriculture, Algebra, Biology, Demography, Ecological Economics, Ecology, Economics, Environmental Science, Evolutionary Biology, Finance, Human Geography, Mathematics, Sociology, Systems Biology.
  • Carrying capacity is a bridge concept — viewed here through Biology, Demography, Ecological Economics, Ecology.
  • The connections here span 4 relation families.
  • Compounding explains 2 concepts in this view (Algebra, Biology, Demography, Ecology, Economics, Evolutionary Biology, Finance, Mathematics, Sociology).

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