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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > ecology > population ecology > population characteristics > population density > animal density
Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment > ecology > population ecology > population characteristics > population density > animal density
Preferred Term:

animal density

Definition:
In biology, populations are groups of individuals belonging to the same species that live in the same region at the same time. Animal density is a measure of the number of organisms that make up a population in a defined area.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
population density
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/329985
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