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(a)
The carrying capacity of the environment, where the environmentalists expect the population to grow according to the model
(b)
The growth rate of the bald eagle, where the environmentalists expect the population to grow according to the model
(c)
The population of the bald eagle after
(d)
The time in years to reach the population of bald eagles to
(e)
The time in years to reach the population of bald eagles to one-half of the carrying capacity, where the environmentalists expect the population to grow according to the model
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