Question

A population is growing logistically with a growth rate of 0.15/week in an environment with a carrying capacity of 400 what is the maximum growth rate (number of individuals/week) that this population can achieve

Answer 1

Answer:

15

Explanation:

Maximum population growth of a population happen at half of the carrying capacity.

So, at maximum population growth period the size of the population should be 400/2=200 individuals.

So, the formula for logistic population growth is dN/dt= rN ( 1 – N/K)

dn/dt = 0.15 × 200 (1 – 200/400)

= 0.15 × 200 (0.5)

= 0.15 × 100

= 15 individuals per week