The construction of wind farms has affected the migratory patterns of some bird populations. Bird populations have been noted to no longer increase and sometimes even decrease in these areas. What is this known as?

A density-independent limiting factor affects a population regardless of how large or crowded it is. Wind farms can disrupt bird migration and reduce survival or reproduction whether the bird population is large or small, so this is a density-independent limiting factor.

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