What Does Irruptive Growth Mean?
Irruptive growth is a growth pattern that happens over a timeframe, within a certain species population, that is defined by sudden population explosions and then sudden crashes or die-backs. This growth pattern often repeats over a long timeframe and does not stabilize when it reaches carrying capacity, as is more common with logistic growth where growth slows and stabilizes. Irruptive growth is also referred to as malthusian growth.