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, the sixth most abundant element in the universe, has been known since ancient times. Carbon is most commonly obtained from coal deposits, although it usually must be processed into a form suitable for commercial use. Three naturally occurring allotropes of carbon are known to exist: amorphous, graphite and diamond.