Question

Do population growth models apply to humans the same way they apply to other species?

Answer 1

Yes, in fact humans are not unique and they are able alter their environment as long their population grows. According with Thomas Malthus, a population will always grow or decrease exponentially if the environmental conditions remains constant. However, in most of the cases, the consumption of environmental resources by one population can affect the growth of other one. We can compare us with beaver dams which alter the environment where they live in order to survive. The same happens with humans. Humans are able to increase their carrying capacity modifying their environment but impacting on other species.