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Uniform, Random, and Clumped Dispersion Patterns

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A population's dispersion pattern is uniform when individuals space evenly apart, random when spacing follows no predictable pattern, and clumped when individuals cluster in groups.

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Territorial penguins disperse uniformly, wind-scattered dandelions disperse randomly, and herd-forming elephants disperse in clumps.

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Dispersion pattern describes spatial arrangement only — it says nothing by itself about total population size or density.