population density

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Much of “The Powerful Primate” concerns how ancient humanity learned to make tools and fire, allowing big increases in population density.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

The researchers suggest that Fiji's higher contamination levels may be linked to greater population density, extensive coastal development, and less effective waste management systems compared with neighboring islands.

From Science Daily • Feb. 3, 2026

Economic research has shown that an expanding population produces greater consumer demand, increases the supply of labor, and can generate innovation through greater population density.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

“But over time, those natural enemies or pathogens appear, and their population density decreases.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2025

Not all, of course, are suitable subjects for this technique, much depending on details of the life history, population density, and reactions to radiation.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson