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In our example the population is increasing. When lambda is 1 the population remains stable. When it is below 1 the population is decreasing, and when lambda is above 1 the population is increasing. So in our table we know that the population is increasing. Looking at Figure 10.8 B we see that the population size is growing. From year 1 to year 5 it increased by 1037.3 individuals. Our lambda increased by .21 from year 2 to year 5. From year 2 to the next year was the biggest increase in lambda. After the first initial jump lambda continued to increase just by less every year. If we continued our table, we would notice that lambda would eventually reach a constant assuming our survival and fecundity rates remain constant.