the maximum population that an ecosystem can sustain cf. biocapacity.
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the average population density or population size of a species below which its numbers tend to increase and above which its numbers tend to decrease ...
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The carrying capacity of a biological species in an environment is the population size of the species that the environment can sustain indefinitely, given the food, habitat, water and other necessities available in the environment.
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The maximum number of people, or individuals of a particular species, that a given part of the environment can maintain indefinitely.
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<ecology> The maximum average number or biomass of organisms that can be sustained in a habitat over the long term. ... Usually refers to a particular species, but can be applied to more than one. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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the maximum number of individuals that can use a given area of habitat without degrading the habitat and without causing social stresses that result in population reduction (McNeely et al. 1990:153).
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The maximum number of organisms that a certain habitat can sustain over the long term.
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the maximum number of individuals that can use a given area of habitat without degrading the habitat and without causing social stresses that result in population reduction (McNeely et al. 1990:153).
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the maximum number of individuals that can use a given area of habitat without degrading the habitat and without causing social stresses that result in population reduction (McNeely et al. 1990153).
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The maximum stocking rate for livestock possible without damaging vegetation or related resources. C
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is the maximum number of individuals of a defined species that a given environment can support over the long term. The notion of limits is fundamental to the concept of carrying capacity. However, our limited understanding of complex, non-linear systems leads to uncertainty in calculating carrying capacity in relation to humans. Some argue that the...
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The maximum number of animals an environment can support based on the available resources.
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the biomass that can be sustained in a given area.
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The ability of an ecosystem to support or sustain a certain population size (before it becomes overpopulated.) It can be altered (e.g., by loss of habitat, introduction of more food sources.)
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The maximum population size or density that a particular area can support over the long term, without any degradation in the quality of the area or its resources.
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the number of animals that an area of land or water can support over time with enough food, water, shelter and space
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1. In recreation management, the amount of use a recreation area can sustain without loss of quality. 2. In wildlife management, the maximum number of animals an area can support during a given period.
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The maximum number of species that any particular area can support over an extended period of time.
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In ecology, the maximum number of animals of a given species that a particular habitat can support. If the carrying capacity of an ecosystem is exceeded by overpopulation, there will be insufficient resources and one or more species will decline until an equilibrium, or balance of nature, is restored. Similarly, if the number of species in an envir...
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The average number of livestock and wildlife that may be sustained on a management unit compatibly with management objectives. It is a function of site characteristics, and management goals and intensity.
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the maximum number of individuals of a wildlife species that an area can support during the most unfavorable time of the year.
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The measure of a habitat to indefinitely sustain a population at a particular density.
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The maximum number of organisms that an ecosystem can support on a continued basis, usually determined by the availability of space, water, food and light.
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The maximum number of healthy wildlife that a given habitat or area can support without degradation of the habitat.
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The maximum number of individuals in a single population that a given environment can sustain at a given time. The carrying capacity for a population can change when fluctuations occur in resources, like increases in nutrients or water; habitat structure, like deforestation; biotic interactions, like the introduction of a new predator or competitor...
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