Factors Affecting Population Growth 69Notes D. The logistic growth equation is a mathematical representation of Malthus'idea of population growth and environmental resistance.E. Concept of Chapman (1931)1.
The Earth's oceans contain a large amount of CO2 in the form of bicarbonate and carbonate ions â much more than the amount in the atmosphere. The bicarbonate is produced in reactions between rock, water, and carbon dioxide.
Carbon is the major chemical constituent of most organic matter, from fossil fuels to the complex molecules (DNA and RNA) that control genetic reproduction in organisms. Yet by weight, carbon is not one of the most abundant elements within the Earth's crust. In fact, the lithosphere is only 0.032% carbon by weight.