Ecology 5th Edition by Manuel Molles

Exercise 10

Interpret the pattern of population growth shown by figure 11.11 in terms of the information given in figure 11.14, and discuss the relationship between population size and r (realized per capita rate of increase).
Figure 11.11 Settlement by the barnacle Balanus balanoides in the intertidal zone (data from Connell 1961a).
Figure 11.14 The relationship between population size, N , and realized per capita rate of increase, r , in the logistic model of population growth.