What is boom-and-bust cycling

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In terms of population dynamics, what is "boom-and-bust"cycling?

a situation inwhich the movement of limiting nutrients through an ecosystem ispulsatile rather than steady
a situation inwhich a population oscillates around the carrying capacity of itsenvironment
a situation inwhich a growing population overshoots the carrying capacity of itsenvironment and experiences a crash beforestabilizing
a situation in which sex ratios in apopulation exhibit reciprocal oscillations
a situation in which the populations of apredator species and a prey species oscillate in unison.

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