Developed in 1845 by Verhulst, the logistic growth curve is an “S” shaped sigmoid
curve referring to the self-limiting population growth in ecology. The initial growth
stage is exponential, followed by slowing of growth as saturation begins and ending
of growth at maturity. In geology, an uncertain period exists at the upper horizontal
arm of the S-curve when a species utilizes its available resources and either extinction
or evolution by natural selection results.
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Publication history
Published online: June 06, 2018
Accepted:
May 26,
2018
Received:
March 22,
2018
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☆The authors have no funding sources to disclose.
✰✰The authors have no financial or other conflicts of interest to disclose.
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