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Net replacement

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Net replacement  (NET replacement)


The theory of population replacement1 treats population as a renewable resource2 in the mathematical sense of the term. A distinction is drawn between gross replacement3, where no account is taken of mortality before the end of the reproductive period (620-1), and net replacement4, in which this mortality is taken into account.
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