Ecological Concepts: Limiting Factors

A limiting factor is any factor that controls the growth of a population.

Limiting factors, acting separately or together, determine the carrying capacity of an environment for a species.

Charles Darwin recognized that long-term population growth and species survival are often dependent on limiting factors.

<p>Some interactions of limiting factors depend on population density, while others act consistently regardless of population size.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Limiting factors produce the pressures of natural selection and influence population sizes in their natural habitats.</p> Signup and view all the answers