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Assuming logistic growth, if I told you there are currently 100 quail on campus, with r=0.1, but that they have greatly exceeded their carrying capacity = K = 50. How many quail will be in the population next generation
I don't remember how K factors in
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K (the carrying capacity) is the maximum population size a certain area can sustain, beyond which the population may decrease. For logistic growth, the population is adjusted each generation according to the equation:
P_(t+1)=P_t + (r * P_t * (1-(P_t/K)))
where r is the growth rate and K is the carrying capacity.
Given the parameters you provided:
P_(t+1)=100 + (0.1 * 100 * (1-(100/50)))
P_(t+1)=150
