Food Availability: What Type of Factor Is It?
                                
                                
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                                In many ecosystems, population growth is ultimately limited by available resources. So, what type of factor is food availability? Food availability is a classic example of a density-dependent limiting factor that is also classified as a biotic factor, profoundly influencing the carrying capacity of an environment and the population dynamics within it.