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Question
How absolute Natality differs from Realized Natality
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Solution
- Absolute Natality: The number of births under ideal conditions (with no competition, abundance of resources such as food and water, etc.).
- Realized Natality: The number of births when environmental pressures come into play. Absolute natality will be always more than realized natality
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