Malthusian growth model

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:logic
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:exponential_growth_model
gptkbp:assumes constant birth rate
constant death rate
unlimited resources
gptkbp:contrastsWith logistic growth model
gptkbp:describes population growth
gptkbp:field ecology
demography
population dynamics
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1798
gptkbp:form dN/dt = rN
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Malthusian growth model
gptkbp:limitation does not account for resource limitation
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Thomas_Robert_Malthus
gptkbp:predicts exponential population increase
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:An_Essay_on_the_Principle_of_Population
gptkbp:usedIn economics
environmental science
theoretical biology
gptkbp:variant N (population size)
r (growth rate)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ordinary_Differential_Equations
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6