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Galapogos Hawk © Stuart Hill
Density dependent factors are those whose impacts vary according to the size of a species population. Different species will react differently to density-dependent factors. For example; an increase in Galapagos Hawks would cause cause a decrease in Marine Iguanas.
Factors include: food availability, predator density and disease risk.
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