Carrying capacity

In ecology, the carrying capacity of an environment is the number of organisms of a particular species that can live there depending on the amount of resources it has. If too many organisms live in an environment, it is called overpopulation.^[1]

The carrying capacity of an environment can change, and humans can have an effect on the carrying capacity. For example, agriculture and irrigation allow feeding more people; meaning the human carrying capacity is increased.^[2]

Some things that can change an environment's carrying capacity are pollution and the use of natural resources.^[3]

References

↑ "Overpopulation". www.tititudorancea.org.^{[permanent dead link]}
↑ "Human Carrying Capacity is Determined by Food Availability" (PDF). Russel Hopfenberg, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Department, Duke University, USA.
↑ "Carrying Capacity". The Environmental Literacy Council. Archived from the original on 2020-09-26. Retrieved 2019-02-14.

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[1] "Overpopulation". www.tititudorancea.org.^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] "Human Carrying Capacity is Determined by Food Availability" (PDF). Russel Hopfenberg, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Department, Duke University, USA.

[3] "Carrying Capacity". The Environmental Literacy Council. Archived from the original on 2020-09-26. Retrieved 2019-02-14.

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