what is the clumped dispersion in environmental science
There are three types of dispersion patterns. Clumped dispersion is when individuals in a population are clustered together, creating some patches with many individuals and some patches with no individuals. In uniform dispersion, individuals are spaced evenly throughout an area. And in random dispersion, individuals are arranged without any apparent pattern. In natural populations, random dispersion is rare, while clumped dispersion, which we'll focus on in this lesson, is the most common pattern. Clumped dispersion is often due to an uneven distribution of nutrients or other resources in the environment.