The graph illustrates the growth of a population over time, its maximum sustainable yield, and the environment's carrying
capacity. With this information, it is possible to better manage a resource by understanding how much can be
When the population reaches the point at which all available resources are
no further increase in
being used by the organisms in the population, called the
population size is possible. A population can stay the same size as long as the number of individuals arriving through birth
or immigration is
the number of individuals leaving.