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limiting factor

Single factor that limits the growth, abundance, or distribution of the population of a species in an ecosystem. See limiting factor principle.

Subject: 
Environmental Science [1]
Vocabulary: 
Chapter 4 - Ecosystems: Components, Energy Flow, and Matter Cycling [2]
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