To see if species populations are increasing on a newly installed artificial reef, which of the following would ecologists MOST likely do?

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Responses

apply a quadratic formula to determine the population
apply a quadratic formula to determine the population

determine the population growth rate of each species
determine the population growth rate of each species

graph the intercepts of each population on an exponential function
graph the intercepts of each population on an exponential function

find the carrying capacity of each species population

The correct answer is: determine the population growth rate of each species.