Assertion: dugong | /r/HasAspect | low population growth
Facets:
value: very
type: DEGREE
value: due to their late sexual maturity
type: CAUSE
value: due to low reproductive rate
type: CAUSE
value: due to high parental investment
type: CAUSE
value: due to long generation period
type: CAUSE
Source sentences:
text: Due to their late sexual maturity, low reproductive rate, high parental investment and long generation period, dugongs have very low population growth.
text: As mentioned in the Reproduction section, dugongs have very low population growth even with the most optimistic birth and mortality rates.