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The
Ecosystem
Succession
Energy
Flow
Competition
Niche
Food
Webs
Ecological
Adaptation
Limiting
Factors
Carrying
Capacity
Predator/Prey
Interaction
Common Ecological Misconceptions
CARRYING CAPACITY
Misconception |
Reference* |
Species coexist in an ecological system because of their compatible needs and behaviors: they need to get along. |
Munson 1991 |
Populations exist in states of either constant growth or decline depending upon their position in a food chain. |
Munson 1991 |
Some ecosystems are limitless resources and provide an opportunity for limitless growth of a population. |
Munson 1991 |
The relative sizes of prey and predator populations have no bearing on the size of the other. |
Gallegos et al. 1994 |
| Density-dependent factors are biotic, and density-independent factors are abiotic. | Lavoie 1997 |
| Populations increase until limits are reached, then they crash and go extinct. | McComas 2002 |
| More herbivores than carnivores because people keep and breed herbivores. | Leach et al. 1996 |
*Complete references are available on the Resources Page. |
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Introduction | Self
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