closed population
sociology
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life tables
- In population ecology: Life tables and the rate of population growth
…number of individuals in a closed population (a population in which neither immigration nor emigration occurs) is governed by the rates of birth (natality), growth, reproduction, and death (mortality). Life tables are designed to evaluate how these rates influence the overall growth rate of a population.
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population studies
- In population: The basic components of population change
A closed population (that is, one in which immigration and emigration do not occur) can change according to the following simple equation: the population (closed) at the end of an interval equals the population at the beginning of the interval, plus births during the interval, minus…
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