You have studied a population of garter snakes to understand how recruitment changes over time.When the density of snakes was at an average of 5 per 50 square meters recruitment was low.When that density increased to 20 per 50 square meters recruitment was also low.However,when densities were near 12 garter snakes per 50 square meters recruitment was at its highest.This is an example of a ___________ curve.

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This pattern of recruitment, where it is low at both low and high densities but highest at an intermediate density, is characteristic of a dome-shaped net-recruitment curve. This curve illustrates that there is an optimal density for recruitment, beyond which recruitment declines.

You Have Studied a Population of Garter Snakes to Understand