A fishery is an area with an associated fish or aquatic population which is harvested for its commercial or recreational value. Fisheries can be wild or farmed. Population dynamics describes the ways ...

This summary addresses the burgeoning field of nonlocal diffusion within the context of population dynamics, an area that intricately links mathematical theory with applications in ecology, ...

In their study of predator–prey cycles, investigators have assumed that they do not need to worry about evolution. The discovery of population cycles driven by evolutionary factors will change that ...

Understanding the boundaries of species' ranges and the variations in population dynamics from the centre to margin of a species' range is critical. This study simulated spatial-temporal patterns of ...

Researchers have uncovered a critical link between rising temperatures and declines in a species' population, shedding new light on how global warming threatens natural ecosystems. The study revealed ...

The State of World Population report released earlier this year by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) aptly stated that "population is fundamentally about people, about creating the conditions ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

Although the global population reached 8 billion in 2022, population growth continues to slow down. While the populations in some regions of the world are declining due to low fertility rates, more ...

Throughout the 3,00,000 years of human existence on earth, demographers estimate that approximately 108 billion people have lived so far. Remarkably, until 1804, the global population never exceeded 1 ...