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Logistic Growth and Carrying Capacity

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Logistic growth occurs when growth slows as population size nears carrying capacity, the maximum size an environment's resources sustain, producing an S-shaped curve that levels off.

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A population introduced into a new habitat grows quickly, then levels off near carrying capacity as resources tighten.

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Carrying capacity is set by resource limits, not any fixed number the species determines independent of habitat.