What would the growth equation look like for sessile populations (Sessile populations can't move, like a barnacle) ?

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Terrance Heath

4 March, 07:08

What would the growth equation look like for sessile populations (Sessile populations can't move, like a barnacle) ?

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Greenie · Answer 1

births - deaths = growth

Explanation:

(births - deaths) + (immigrants - emmigrants) is what you would normally use to calculate the growth of a population, but because they can't move, you can cut out the immigrant and emmigrant part of the equation.