What is ecological density, crude density and population density?
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Indices of Density
Keys
1.
Population density
It is usually expressed as the number of individuals per unit area or volume. E.g. 100 trees per acre.
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Crude density
It is the size of a population in relation to the numbers per unit of total space. E.g. 1000 fish in a pond.
3
Ecological density
It is the size of a population in relation to the numbers per unit of habitat space. (Available area or volume that can be colonized by a population). E.g. 1000 fish in the volume of water in the pond.