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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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  1. Fields of Study
  2. ecology
  3. population ecology
  4. population characteristics
  5. population density
  6. animal density
  1. Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment
  2. ecology
  3. population ecology
  4. population characteristics
  5. population density
  6. animal density

Preferred term

animal density

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information In biology, populations are groups of individuals belonging to the same species that live in the same region at the same time. Animal density is a measure of the number of organisms that make up a population in a defined area.

    Source: AWIC staff

    Type: Concept definition

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https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/329985

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