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Concepts
4 concepts
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nutrient limitation
Growth limitation of organisms due to insufficient availability of essential nutrients like nitrogen or phosphorus
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source-sink dynamics
Some environments will be resource rich and produce a high amount of offspring (sources) while other environments will be resource low and produce a low amount of offspring (sinks)
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threshold elemental ratios
The hypothesis that disposing of excess dietary nutrients imposes a growth cost on organisms, creating hump-shaped relationships with diet stoichiometry
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predator refuge
Habitat structure that provides protection from predation by offering shelter or hiding places