What factors relating to population size contributed to the carrying capacity of an ecosystem?

Answer 1

There are several important factors to determine he carrying capacity for a population in an ecosystem: An obvious factor-the more food available the more amount of population that can be held. The less competition for the same objectives, the better a population will do in an ecostsyem. The more predators in an ecosystem the lesser the number of the population. The hardest to explain, the population's behavior will effect the size of the population an ecosystem can contain. For instance, if a species is territorial, it will not allow others of the same kind in its area. This requires the ecosystem to be of much greater size than a population that forms big groups to share a small area.

Answer 2

Factors such as resource availability, competition for resources, predation, and disease can all affect the carrying capacity of an ecosystem. As the population size increases, pressure on resources also increases, potentially reducing the available resources per individual and leading to population regulation. Overcrowding can also increase the spread of diseases and parasites, further impacting the carrying capacity of the ecosystem.